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Identify the hard and soft technology used for both the domestic and global environments of your company (Walmart). Identify the technology barriers to your chosen company in both environments. Discuss how the company can overcome these barriers.

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Continue working with your chosen worst company (Walmart) for the assignment and complete the following:

1.Identify the hard and soft technology used for both the domestic and global environments of your company (Walmart). This is not about computers or software; see highlighted notes at the bottom

2.Identify the technology barriers to your chosen company in both environments.

3.Discuss how the company can overcome these barriers.

  1. Evaluate the strategy used and how the company should protect its technology.

Describe common biases in decision making. Describe the opportunities provided by technology for businesses. Explain the roles of emotion and fairness in decision making. Interpret reflective and expedient decision making.

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Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations.
Apply principles of quantitative and qualitative research to business cases.
Apply the standard of APA style to all research and writing tasks.
Appropriately use effective communication techniques.
Describe common biases in decision making.
Describe the opportunities provided by technology for businesses.
Explain the roles of emotion and fairness in decision making.
Interpret reflective and expedient decision making.
Recognize situations that present potential ethical issues, and develop solutions for those issues.
Summarize the role of decision making in business

Explain why an MNC may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country. Explain why some financial institutions prefer to provide credit in financial markets outside their own country.

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The most popular way for international expansion is for a local firm to acquire foreign companies. One of the most benefits for international expansion is global distribution capability that helps expanding the market share.
There are different implications of running a company that is within or outside of the European Union. If you were the head of a firm based in the United States, please answer the following questions, providing the rationale behind your answers:
1.  Would you seek to acquire a company within the European Union or outside of it? Why?

2.  Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the choice you made.

3.  Describe the advantages and disadvantages inherent in the option you did not choose.

4.  Explain why an MNC may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country.

5.  Explain why some financial institutions prefer to provide credit in financial markets outside their own country.

Outline a plan of support for Samuel that includes each area of need, resource, contact information, and timeline. Plan for at least 5 areas of need. Explain why and how you think these resources would be beneficial and would help Samuel address his needs.

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Samuel was born in Jamaica. When he was 5 years old his father immigrated to the United States and his mother to Toronto, leaving him and his sister in the care of their aunt. When Samuel was nine, his mother sponsored his sister and him to come to Toronto, Canada. Here he lived with his mother, sister, half-brother and eventually his mother had two more children. After years of growing up in Rexdale, his mother was finally granted subsidized housing through Toronto Community Housing Corporation and they had to move to a new community when he was 16 years old. The community he came from and new community he moved to have a long history of gang involved turf war. Samuel did not want to live in this community and was very upset. By age 18, Samuel had become increasingly involved with gang activity in his neighborhood. Some of the gang involvement required him to sell small amounts of Crack-cocaine, Cannabis and Methamphetamine. The gang also took part in operating underground illegal gambling as well as took part in violent acts against their rivals.

Over recent months Samuel had witnessed several extreme acts of violence towards others. On one evening while walking home from the store, Samuel was physically assaulted by several members of a rival gang. During his recuperation, Samuel turned to the substances he was distributing and began to self-medicate as a method of pain relief from his injuries. Over the several weeks Samuel was recovering, he was consuming large amounts of all three substances he had in his possession and became heavily addicted. As he was unable to distribute these substances while recovering, Samuel became indebted to his gang for the drugs he consumed and did not sell. The higher level gang members told Samuel that he would have to pay back the money he owed with interest. The gang, knowing Samuel was addicted to the substances, also stated that they would not be giving him anymore drugs to sell until they were paid back in full.

With the little money Samuel had left from his drug deals, Samuel turned to illegal underground gambling in hopes of gaining the money he owed. Samuel did win a few times, but would often not quit while he was ahead and bet high and eventually lose all his funds. Samuel got several loans from the gambling establishment, however he would continue to lose more times than he won. In desperation, Samuel began stealing from his family members. On one occasion Samuel stole and sold his families TV, computer and gaming console to get money to support his gambling and substance addictions. His family confronted him on this and asked him to begin looking for a new place to live. Samuel’s mother told him she was there to support him, but he needed to get his life together. Samuel began to prioritize his substance and gambling addiction over everything else. One evening Samuel was forcefully removed from the gambling establishment as he was intoxicated and began to get physical when denied a loan. The gang members had also began calling Samuel’s home and threatening his family if they did not pay what Samuel owed. With not knowing what to do, Samuel has contacted you as a practitioner for support.

  • Using the chart below, outline a plan of support for Samuel that includes each area of need, resource, contact information, and timeline. Plan for at least 5 areas of need.
  • Explain why and how you think these resources would be beneficial and would help Samuel address his needs.
  • How would you support Samuel in executing this plan?
  • How else could you support him?

Use the Concert Attendance note taking forms to make notes describing what you hear. Then – using sentences and short paragraphs, describe the works in terms of the elements using the notetaking forms.

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Objective of this Assignment:
1. To extend your skill in describing music in terms of the elements of music.
2. To become familiar with additional classical music outside your course.

I. Preparation:
1. . Have good knowledge of the terms (elements) of music and their descriptions. .

3. See Concert Attendance note taking submission form (for Concert Attendance Assignment) for list of elements and use if for taking notes for this assignment. : CA Submission form (Hold Control key, place cursor over title and click on link for these links)

II. Assignment
1`. For this assignment you will need to use the Concert Attendance note taking forms to make notes describing what you hear. Then – using sentences and short paragraphs, describe the works in terms of the elements using the notetaking forms

2. Select two recorded classical works (video or sound recording) (2) Print two CA submission forms (see link above). If your selection is a multimovement work discuss only one movement. Never discuss more than one movement collectively.

(1) If you are unsure, necessary Google your selection (title) in Wikipedia to determine if it is a multi movement work.

(2) Specify which movement you are describing. Discuss in terms of the elements listed on the submission forms as you listen. Do not discuss more than one ,movemenmt.

Explain the role of operations management. Discuss the key challenges posed in operations management. Operations management focuses on the operations and processes of a company.

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Explain the role of operations management

Discuss the key challenges posed in operations management

Operations management focuses on the operations and processes of a company. No matter what industry you are in or where you work, you will cross paths with some facet of operations. Corporations, manufacturing facilities, law firms, and hospitals are just a few of the industries that have operations concepts or methodologies.

The purpose of operations management is to help all parts of a business operate efficiently by creating and/or improving business processes and practices. It is sometimes thought of as a “catch-all” because it includes a blend of responsibilities, such as:

–Strategic planning
–Quality control
–Process analysis
–Production planning
–Logistics
–Supply-chain management
–Procurement
–Inventory management
–Capacity planning
–Process improvement

The range and focus of those responsibilities may also vary from industry to industry. For example, in manufacturing an operations manager may focus on the delivery of goods to customers in a specified period of time, whereas in healthcare, operations may concentrate on delivering quality service while keeping costs down. No matter what the industry, operations management is concerned with day-to-day procedures performing as efficiently as possible.

 

 

What is the question to which this study helps answer? Does relaxation help academic performance? What was the primary purpose of the study? The primary purpose was to determine if meditation training affects performance on final exams.

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  • What factors affect our food preferences?
  • What benefits are associated with plant-based foods?
  • What benefits are associated with staying hydrated?
  • What benefits are associated with protein consumption?
  • What benefits are associated with resistance training?
  • What benefits are associated with aerobic exercise?
  • What benefits are associated with stretching?
  • What is a health risk that is associated with obesity?
  • What are some reasons why we have an obesity epidemic today?
  • What factors are associated with longevity?
  1. What is the question to which this study helps answer? Does relaxation help academic performance?
  2. What was the primary purpose of the study? The primary purpose was to determine if meditation training affects performance on final exams.
  3. Who were the subjects? 50 undergrad male & female college students between the ages of 18 and 24.
  4. Summarize the methods: 22 students received 5 weeks of meditation training once a week prior to the end of semester exams; 18 served as control group and received no training. Final exam scores of the two groups were compared.
  5. Summarize the results: Students who received meditation training earned on average an 8% higher score than those who did not receive the training.
  6. What is the complete citation? Anderson, A., Jones, B. and Brown, T. (2015). Exam scores and Meditation. Journal of Stress Management, 10(4), 114-121.

Interview someone who has a chronic illness or someone who has lived with a family member with a chronic illness. Ask questions about the emotional and financial changes that occurred as a result of the diagnosis and how the family adjusted to the person’s illness.

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The purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking about the experience of chronic illness. For this activity, you are required to interview someone who has a chronic illness or someone who has lived with a family member with a chronic illness. This interview should include questions that concern how the illness changed the person and the family. The stories of family experiences with chronic illness tend to be sad, but be sure to ask if there were/are any positive consequences associated with the experience. You should also ask questions about the emotional and financial changes that occurred as a result of the diagnosis and how the family adjusted to the person’s illness. Provide a written summary of your interview and how your discussion fits within the context of what you are learning about chronic illness in this course.

Discuss three or more business principles as discussed in the Greg Fisher Power Point-in the learning activities (in your own words) which are needed to maintain safe, quality, patient-centered care that is fiscally sound, provide supportive data.

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This week you have read about several areas of financing as it relates to the health care system and some health care retail areas that may be of interests. For this assignment, put yourself in a nurse manager, director of nursing, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), or business owner role. Discuss three or more business principles as discussed in the Greg Fisher Power Point-in the learning activities (in your own words) which are needed to maintain safe, quality, patient-centered care that is fiscally sound, provide supportive data. In your discussion consider:

  1. Why have you selected the business principles?
  2. Are the business principles used at your current facility?
    • If you feel that they are, give supportive examples.
    • If you feel they are not give examples of how they could be implemented.
  1. Why are those specific principles important in health care?

4.Why are those specific principles important to you?

Must include an introduction, body and a conclusion. Please provide a minimum of three references no older than 5 years old

What business principles are associated with patient and system cost? This should relate to the assigned Powerpoint by Greg Fisher. Remember to cite and reference this in your post.

Discuss the implications of being a first generation college student. What are the challenges these students face vis-a-vis identity, culture, family obligations and pressures, feeling “othered” from fellow students on campus?

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Demonstrate the ability to quote, paraphrase, summarize, and cite sources correctly. Source
material will be the course readings (Joy Castro’s “Hungry” and “On Being Educated”, Paulo
Freire’s “The Banking Concept of Education” and perhaps Richard Rodriguez’s “The
Achievement of Desire”) and an academic source of the student’s selection that will analyze the
issues within the course readings. Students will choose either the first or second prompt to attend
to in their essay development.
Discuss the implications of being a first generation college student. What are the challenges
these students face vis-a-vis identity, culture, family obligations and pressures, feeling “othered”
from fellow students on campus? How might students approach these challenges to move
towards eventual academic and personal success? Utilizing the works of Castro and perhaps
Rodriguez, coupled with an outside academic source, analyze the implications and approaches to
being a first generation college student.
Suggestions for outside reading include essays on first generation student success rates, campus
housing limitations for first generation students, the non-traditional college student in the
classroom, programs designed and implemented to encourage first generation college student
success, inclusivity culture on campus or lack thereof on college campuses.
Demonstrate how problem-posing approaches to education benefit the student and the classroom
environment at large. In other words, why is Freire such a staunch advocate for the
implementation of problem-posing education over the long utilized banking concept? What are
the potential advantages to transitioning away from a banking concept and towards problemposing? In an education system struggling with maintaining student success (such as here in
America) how could problem-posing curriculum lead to advancement in education? Utilizing
Freire’s work coupled with an outside academic source, analyze the problem-posing educational
theory and the implications of such an approach being implemented in the educational
curriculum of struggling systems.
Suggestions for outside reading include essays on Finland’s educational system (currently ranked
the most successful education system of industrialized countries), the Montessori method of
education, which mirrors many of Freire’s tenets, or articles on contemporary career
expectations/what interviewers are looking for in potential hires (the ability to readily problem
solve).