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How can information systems be used for companies to establish a competitive advantage?

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Research and discuss each company’s history of existence, the information systems utilized by each company, and the advantages and disadvantages of employing information systems to manage people, organizations, and technology. Also, include a comparison of the information system types in the analysis and the business purpose(s) of the system. The written assignment should follow APA formatting style. This written research paper should be a minimum of 1,000 words in length and include responses to address the associated questions.

  • What is the corporation’s history of existence and what products and/or services does the company offer?
  • Each company employs what types of information systems? Such as management information systems, HR systems, transaction processing systems, etc.
  • Are there similarities in the business information systems employed by the companies being analyzed?
  • How does the company use information systems to manage data collection and manipulate data?

What trends do you see converging now, and how do these shape customer demand today and into the future?

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All opportunities start with an idea. We find the ideas that most often lead to successful businesses have two key characteristics. First, they are something that the entrepreneur is truly passionate about. Second, the idea is a strong opportunity as measured on the opportunity checklist. To be sure of having a strong opportunity, entrepreneurs need a deep understanding of their customers. Better opportunities will have lots of customers currently (market size) with the potential for even more customers in the future (market is growing). Furthermore, these customers will buy the product frequently and pay a premium price for it (strong margins). Thus, entrepreneurs need to be students of the marketplace.

Address the following questions:

What trends do you see converging now, and how do these shape customer demand today and into the future?
Of these trends, which would you invest in or be part of as an entrepreneur and why?
Instructions:

Write an APA 7th formatted paper of 700-1,050 words, typewritten in double-spaced format ( Times New Roman styles), page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations and online submission variances. Use template provided per Week 1.
In your response, make certain that you include at least two credible outside references from search engines or scholarly sources from the APUS Online Library.
**Do not submit the assignment into Turnitin.com as it will automatically be submitted to Turnitin.com in the classroom**

What can you do as a community provider to promote social justice and reduce health disparities in this population?

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As a primary care provider working in an underprivileged free clinic you realize there are some challenges and barriers in your patient population. You are seeing a number of children with significant health conditions and inadequate follow-up. What can you do as a community provider to promote social justice and reduce health disparities in this population?

Please include at least 2 scholary articles

Identify and describe the short- and long-term outcomes of the risk factor.

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Assessing Risk Factors

A number of risk factors may influence growth and development prenatally and during early childhood.

Select a risk factor discussed in Module 1 or from an outside source. Identify and describe the short- and long-term outcomes of the risk factor. As a professional working with young children, what specific recommendations do you have for parents/caregivers or the community for overcoming this risk factor?
Use the prompt and questions to develop an original response .
*APA STYLE 7th Edition

Describe the strategic planning process including the SWOT analysis and how to develop the vision, mission, guiding principles, broad strategic objectives, and specific tactics (action plan).

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Unit 2 Action Assignment
Compose an APA-style paper in response to the prompt below that addresses each of the questions. Collect and analyze data from reputable scholarly sources from the Internet to support your original ideas.
Locked Out of the Process
1. First, please familiarize yourself with the components of Strategic Management.
2. Review the following scenario:
Alex Parker is the quality director at CompuTech, Inc. He is in a middle-management position. CompuTech’s senior executives have announced that they intend to hire a strategic planning consultant to develop a plan for the company. Planning will begin in about 2 months and will take place in the conference center of a local resort and will involve only executive-level managers and the consultant.
Parker has several ideas he would like to propose. In addition, he wants to ensure that quality is treated as a strategic issue during the planning process. Unfortunately, Parker and his fellow middle managers have not been invited to participate. They are locked out of the process. Unfortunately, Parker and his fellow middle managers have not been invited to participate. They are locked out of the process.
Parker believes that the following should be maintained, as he understands that excluding these components/entities can dramatically affect the overall well-being of the organization and should be treated as a strategic issue during the planning process:
• Quality, inclusive of the individual worker, manager, and organization.
• Quality, inclusive of maintaining an ethical environment as it applies in a total quality environment.
• Quality, inclusive of trust, values, and integrity.
For this case, please discuss:
• Provide a synopsis of Strategic Management.
• What do you think of CompuTech’s approach to strategic planning?
o Would you change the process in any way?
o If so, outline how and what steps you would take to modify the process, present it, and implement the new process?
o Describe the strategic planning process including the SWOT analysis and how to develop the vision, mission, guiding principles, broad strategic objectives, and specific tactics (action plan).
• If the process remains as it is, how can Parker get his ideas included–please discuss in detail each of his components on quality?
• Prepare a SWOT analysis:
o Over including middle management.
o Over not including middle management.
• Discuss your projected outcomes for both scenarios-please include:
• Distinguish between partnering and strategic alliances and provide examples of innovative alliances/partnerships and describe the concepts of internal partnering, partnering with suppliers, partnering with customers, partnering with potential competitors.
Criteria:
Compose an APA-style paper in response to the prompt below that addresses each of the questions. Your paper will be a reflection on your selection and will consist of a well-written 1000 to 1250-word essay. Collect and analyze data from the library and/or the Internet to support your original ideas. Use at least 3 different sources, not including your textbook that are current, i.e. within the last 5 years.

What has been the consequences of the war on drugs and crime in terms of racial disparities in the correctional system?

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What have you learned from the readings this week? How does each reading relate to the topic of Politics & Policy? Specifically, what is meant by the statement that politicians, particularly conservative Republicans in national elections, played the race card? What has been the consequences of the war on drugs and crime in terms of racial disparities in the correctional system? What are the key ideas and concepts to keep in mind and apply as we go through the course? Finally, how do these reading relate back to B & G chapter 1 and the seven essential criteria for good policy. Try to synthesize the important ideas and information from both readings. Don’t just summarize the whole articles, your writing should demonstrate synthesis and focus.

Make sure to practice APA in-text citations and references in all your assignments. It is especially critical for weeks where we have multiple sources. Submit as a Word document, 500-700 words, 20 points

Explain how you would assess the operating system requirements for virtualization if the organization wanted to virtualize 25% of physical stand-alone servers.

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In this scenario, you are a security engineer for a company where 50% of the servers are virtualized, 25% are physical servers acting as hypervisors, and 25% of the servers are stand-alone physical machines. Write one paragraph showing in-depth technical detail for each of the following:

-Explain how you would assess the operating system requirements for virtualization if the organization wanted to virtualize 25% of physical stand-alone servers.
-Describe how you would implement controls to secure guest-to-host interaction between the virtualized operating systems and their hypervisors.
-Choose a project operating system you would use to manage the analysis, planning, and implementation of the virtualization project.

In the last 2 paragraphs, talk about your opinion.

Write an in-depth exposition of the selected theoretical approach to counseling.

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Candidates will write an in-depth exposition of their selected theoretical approach to counseling. The purpose of this paper is to have candidates select and explore a theoretical orientation, that was learned during the course. The paper can be an in-depth exploration of one theory or a combination of theories that aligns with:
*the candidate’s beliefs about the nature of people
*factors that hinder or promote human development
*the counselor-client relationship
*the role of the counselor
*counseling goals
*how change occurs

Prepare a 4–5-page white paper in which you explain how three selected functional areas are essential for an organization’s success and recommend the type of organizational structure best suited for the functional areas.

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Prepare a 4–5-page white paper in which you explain how three selected functional areas are essential for an organization’s success and recommend the type of organizational structure best suited for the functional areas.

The functional areas within a business or organization contribute to the smooth and effective running of the business. Although the number and names of the functional areas vary from organization to organization, there are five that are key in almost every organization: human resources, accounting and finance, sales and marketing, production and operations, and information technology (IT) systems.
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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Explain the underlying principles of successful businesses.
Explain the primary purpose of functional areas of an organization.
Explain how the purpose of functional areas supports the organizational goals.
Describe the type of organizational structure best suited for functional areas.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for the field of business.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
Organizational structure shapes and defines behavior within an organization, details the lines of authority and accountability, and determines the nature of the organization’s relationship with its external stakeholders. It also maps the grouping of jobs within the organization and provides a transparent understanding of its management hierarchy.
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Ideally, organizations should be structured in ways that allow for the efficient and effective achievement of organizational goals. Having a clear organizational structure in place is a prerequisite for sustained success, yet many companies have organizational structures that do not contribute positively to their overall performance.

Within the overall structure of an organization are different areas that work together to help achieve the goals of leadership and personnel. These areas are often referred to as departments or functional areas. Human resources, sales and marketing, information technology, production and operations, and finance and accounting are some examples of functional areas. Organizations need functional areas, but not all organizations separate them the same way. Functional areas vary within organizations, depending on their focuses. Each area contributes in different ways to make sure the organizations reach their objectives and achieve effectiveness and efficiency.

In the past, large organizations tended to view their structures as more or less fixed hierarchies, part of the infrastructure required to build an entity that would last. In today’s business environment, most successful leaders view organizational structures as fluid, with frequent restructuring viewed as a primary means to keep the company competitive and responsive to the marketplace.
Functional Areas

Use the following resources to research functional areas for your assessment:

Kirova, V. (2017). Exploring the role of strategic marketing department. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, 11(2), 27–38.
Heathfield, S. M. (2019). What does a human resources manager, generalist, or director do? Retrieved from https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-does-a-human-resources-manager-do-1918551
Wilson, J. M. (2018). Deconstructing the reinvention of operations management. Journal of Management History, 24(2), 128–155.
Hagel, J. (2013). The global finance function: Five focal points. Journal of Accountancy, 216(3), 20–21.
Moore, M. (2017, May 8). Who will be replaced by a robot? Ottawa Business Journal, 20(14), AFF314–AFF315.

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Organizational Structure

Use the following resource to inform the organizational structure most appropriate for your business:

Kotter, J. P. (2012). Accelerate! Harvard Business Review, 90(11), 43–58.
Preparation

Suppose leadership in the organization where you currently work (or have worked) is considering changes to organizational structure—in particular, to the functional areas it currently has. Before making any changes, the leaders have asked several managers, including you, to develop a white paper that outlines the managers’ recommendations for three functional areas that they believe to be essential to the success of the company. Based on the recommendations of each manager, as well as the strength of each manager’s arguments and supporting references, leadership will make final decisions.

Different areas within organizations work together to achieve organizational goals. These areas are often referred to as functional areas and typically include:

Human resources.
Sales and marketing.
Information technology.
Production and operations.
Finance and accounting.

Use the Capella library and the Internet to research functional areas of organizations and the purpose of these functional areas with regard to organizational goals. Use 3–7 reputable resources to support your writing in this assessment.
Requirements
Select the three functional areas from the bulleted list above that you believe to be essential to the success of your organization. For each functional area, describe the primary purpose of the area and then explain how that purpose works to promote and support the organizational goals.

Your white paper should have the following sections. You may use the Assessment 2 Template [DOCX] to create your white paper if desired.

Title page.
Introduction.
Explain the type of organization the assessment is based on and its primary goals.
Identify the three functional areas you believe are essential to the organizational structure.
Functional Area 1.
Explain the primary purpose of the functional area of an organization and why it is essential in supporting the overall organizational structure.
Explain how the purpose of the functional area supports the organizational goals in terms of continued organizational success.
Functional Area 2.
Explain the primary purpose of the functional area of an organization and why it is essential in supporting the overall organizational structure.
Explain how the purpose of the functional area supports the organizational goals in terms of continued organizational success.
Functional Area 3.
Explain the primary purpose of the functional area of an organization and why it is essential in supporting the overall organizational structure.
Explain how the purpose of the functional area supports the organizational goals in terms of continued organizational success.
Recommended Organizational Structure.
Describe the type of organizational structure best suited for the functional areas you selected and justify your recommendation.
Conclusion.
Explain how your recommendation will promote continued success of organizational goals.
References page.

Example assessment: You may use the Assessment 2 Exemplar [PDF] to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.
Additional Requirements

Based on the intended audience, your white paper should be well organized and written in clear, succinct language.
Target 4–5 double-spaced pages of content, in addition to a title page and references page.
Include 3–7 reputable resources to support your ideas.
Follow APA rules for attributing sources that support your analysis and conclusions.

Prepare a quality, substantive post that addresses the objectives of the discussion forum and the expectations set forth in the grading rubric

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Unit 2 Discussion 1
Prompt:
After reviewing Section 6.1 Work Processes , please discuss the following:
• Competitive strategy and its relationship towards improving work processes/workflow to achieve better performance, reduce variability, improve products and services
• How to keep processes current with business needs and in a linear direction.
• How are the best practices and lessons learned shared throughout the organization to drive organizational learning and innovation?
Please use your readings to substantiate your thoughts.
Participation Requirements:
Original discussion forum posts:
• Create a thread for your original post identified with your name.
• Prepare a quality, substantive post that addresses the objectives of the discussion forum and the expectations set forth in the grading rubric
• Include supportive evidence; such as direct applicable experience and expert sources.