Administration And Politics Dichotomy

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Woodrow Wilson once said, “Although politics sets the task for administration, it should not be suffered to manipulate its offices.”

The issues of politics and administration dichotomy first raised by Woodrow Wilson continue to generate debate among scholars of public administration in modern time.

While some think Wilson’s idea was useful, others reject the idea as impossible.

In a 2-3 page paper, and in your opinion, is that distinction practical and workable?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using such a dichotomy today as a way to advance that field of study? Support your case with examples.

In order to write a convincing essay, review this essay by Norton Long – there is an extensive summary of Long’s essay in this week as well.

 
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Egyptian Civilization Report

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Civilization:

Name:

1. Politics: What type of political system did the civilization have?

2. Economics: How was commerce regulated and goods/services exchanged?
3. Religion: What god(s)/religion affected the way the civilization viewed the world?
4. Technology: What technologies did the civilization use?
5. Environment/Geography: What type of environment/geography/climate affected the civilization?
6. Education: How (if at all) did the civilization train and educate its citizens?

7. Philosophy(ies): What philosophies, if any, guided the decisions made by the civilization?
8. Arts & Entertainment: What artistic forms of expression did the civilization use for expression? How did they do for fun, games, and relaxation?
9. Notable Works: What are major works of literature, philosophy, art, etc. that reflect the civilization?
10. Family, Marriage, & Sexuality: How did they view sexuality, reproduction, and the family unit?

11. Fate of Civilization: What happened to the civilization?
12. Contributions to Western Civilization: What did the civilization contribute to the development of Western Civilization?

 
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Case Study 2: GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma

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Case Study is attached and starts at page 15

Case Study 2: GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma
Due Week 11 and worth 200 points

Read the case study titled “GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma” located in the XanEdu case pack (Link Below)
Reviewing the case study titled “GE Healthcare (A): Innovating for Emerging Markets” may be helpful in supporting your arguments.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Determine two (2) specific ethical issues that General Electric (GE) Healthcare faced when implementing its strategy to introduce low cost diagnostic equipment to developing countries. Recommend two (2) actions that GE can take to resolve these ethical issues.
  2. Analyze the concepts of professional and applied ethics and determine whether GE Healthcare breeched these concepts in the development of its low cost alternatives for diagnostic medical equipment. Provide one (1) specific example to support your rationale.
  3. Determine whether GE Healthcare has any responsibility in resolving the issue of a preference for male children in cultures where its diagnostic ultrasound products are sold. Recommend one (1) strategy that would enable GE Healthcare to balance its responsibility of continued growth and development with any ethical or moral concerns investors and human rights groups might have regarding the use of its equipment in controlling the birth rates of male children in some cultures.
  4. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
  • Analyze the roles of and the relationships among organizational mission, vision, values, and strategic goals, and why they are called directional strategies.
  • Apply analytic skills to define strategic problems, generate and evaluate strategic alternatives, and develop implementation tactics.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper writing mechanics.
 
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Which Of The Following Elements Of The Marketing Communication Mix Involves Use Of Mail, Telephone, Fax, Email, Or Internet To Communicate With Or Solicit Response Or Dialogue From Specific Customers And Prospects

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Question 1

Which of the following elements of the marketing communication mix involves use of mail, telephone, fax, email, or Internet to communicate with or solicit response or dialogue from specific customers and prospects?

Question options:

a) Advertising

b) Personal selling

c) Direct marketing

d) Public relations

Question 2

Which of the following is a form of earned media for marketing communication messages?

Question options:

a) Experts providing product reviews

b) Celebrities endorsing products

c) Social network discussions about products

d) Company salespeople contacting target buyers

Question 3

Marketing communication strategy can be decided by conducting an image analysis by profiling the target audience in terms of:

Question options:

a) brand knowledge.

b) purchase patterns.

c) demographic characteristics.

d) income levels.

Question 4

In __________, marketers bid in a continuous auction on search terms that serve as a proxy for the consumer’s product or consumption interests.

Question options:

a) paid searches

b) pop-up advertising

c) display advertising

d) banner marketing

Question 5

Buzz and viral marketing both try to:

Question options:

a) use unethical methods to popularize a brand.

b) market products by providing free samples to customers.

c) create a splash in the marketplace to showcase a brand.

d) induce impulse sales by displaying products close to the pay counters.

Question 6

__________ is a measure of communications effectiveness that describes the percentage of target market exposed to a communication.

Question options:

a) Frequency

b) Reach

c) Width

d) Depth

Question 7

The qualitative value of an exposure through a given medium is known as:

Question options:

a) frequency.

b) reach.

c) amplitude.

d) impact.

Question 8

The number of different persons or households exposed to a particular media schedule at least once during a specified time period is known as:

Question options:

a) range.

b) impact.

c) intensity.

d) reach.

Question 9

An advertising __________ is a specific communications task and achievement level to be accomplished with a specific audience in a specific period of time.

Question options:

a) medium

b) objective

c) channel

d) budget

Question 10

According to researchers, which of the following is the correct order in which content of print advertisements matter?

Question options:

a) Picture-headline-copy

b) Copy-picture-headline

c) Headline-copy-picture

d) Picture-copy-headline

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a trade promotion?

Question options:

a) Free samples

b) Discount coupons

c) Display allowances

d) Contests for sales reps

Question 12

Which of the following is generally acknowledged as the most powerful advertising medium and reaches a broad spectrum of consumers at low cost per exposure?

Question options:

a) Television

b) Radio

c) Newspapers

d) Magazines

Question 13

The weighted number of exposures (WE) of an advertising message over a given medium is given by:

Question options:

a) WE = reach * frequency.

b) WE = (reach * frequency) / impact.

c) WE = reach * frequency * impact.

d) WE = (reach + frequency) / impact.

Question 14

__________ refers to simple exaggerations in advertisements that are not meant to be believed and that are permitted by law.

Question options:

a) Puffery

b) Boasting

c) Pseudo promotion

d) Doublethink

Question 15

__________ advertising aims to stimulate repeat purchase of products and services.

Question options:

a) Reinforcement

b) Comparative

c) Persuasive

d) Reminder

Question 16

The original and oldest form of direct marketing is:

Question options:

a) billboards.

b) banner advertising.

c) mail campaigns.

d) field sales calls.

Question 17

Which of the following sequences accurately represents the hierarchy-of-effects model of marketing communications?

Question options:

a) Attention-interest-desire-action

b) Awareness-interest-evaluation-trial-adoption

c) Awareness-knowledge-liking-preference-conviction-purchase

d) Exposure-reception-cognitive response-attitude-intention-behavior

Question 18

People who know and communicate with a great number of other people are called:

Question options:

a) buzzers.

b) connectors.

c) informants.

d) stickers.

Question 19

Which of the following elements of the marketing communications mix involves a variety of short-term incentives to encourage trial or purchase of a product or service?

Question options:

a) Advertising

b) Direct marketing

c) Public relations

d) Sales promotion

Question 20

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using a percentage-of-sales method to determine the marketing communications budget?

Question options:

a) It discourages stability when competing firms spend approximately the same percentage of their sales on communications.

b) By using a percentage-of-sales method, communication expenditures tend to be extremely high irrespective of what a company can afford.

c) It discourages management from thinking of the relationship among communication cost, selling price, and profit per unit.

d) Dependence of the percentage-of-sales method on year-to-year sales fluctuations interferes with long-range planning.

 
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Assignment 1: CULTURE

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Assignment 1: Culture
Due Week 2 and worth 200 points

Imagine you work for a company that has recently merged with a global company. Write a brief introduction to your company as well as the company that merged with the company. Then develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist detailing what steps you would take as the HR manager to help unify the culture of both companies.

Create two (2) company introductions and develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist in which you:

  1. Give a succinct overview of your fictitious company.
  2. Give a succinct overview of the fictitious company merged with.
  3. Develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist of steps you would take to unify company culture.
  4. Explain your rationale for choosing each of the steps in your checklist.
  5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a. This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

b. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

c. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Determine the nature of globalization, cultures, and labor markets, and assess the impact on human Capital management (HRM).
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.
  • Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.
 
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Help With Assessment 1: Process Improvement Plan

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Develop a 7-page process improvement plan for a provided scenario or a business and process of your choice, using data to support your recommendations.

Introduction

This portfolio work project, a process improvement plan, will help you demonstrate competencies in process documentation, process analysis, and process improvement.

Scenario

For this assessment, choose either Option 1 or Option 2. You do not need to do both. You will apply one of these scenarios in the Requirements below. Both options will be graded using the same scoring guide.

Option 1

Wild Dog Coffee Company, a locally owned company with a single coffee shop location, serves a wide selection of espresso products, small breakfast and lunch menu items, and a limited evening menu. The company is planning to expand the business by adding an additional location. While different menu items may be tested at the new location, the espresso beverage preparation process will remain exactly the same. The company wants to ensure that the espresso beverage preparation process is documented and refined before the move.

Option 2

Select a business and process of your choosing. Note: It is recommended that you use the same business for each assessment in this course. Before choosing a company, read all three of the assessments thoroughly to ensure the following:

  • The company fits the assessment requirements and you have access to the information needed to complete the assessment.
  • The business information is disclosed in the assessment for faculty’s reference.
  • You can distribute the business data without disclosing confidential information.

Your Role

Option 1

You are one of three owners of Wild Dog Coffee Company. Your background is primarily in operations. Your business partners’ backgrounds are in marketing and sales. While they are working on the external aspects of the business that will bring customers in, you are focused on making the internal customer-facing processes as efficient as possible. You are preparing an analysis and recommendations that will help manage a core process improvement for the successful opening of a second location.

Option 2

Your boss, a director, has tasked you with a process improvement project. She is relying on you to prepare an analysis and recommendations that can be presented to the executive team of the company.

Requirements

Include the following in your process improvement plan:

  • Assess the steps for a selected process.
    • Develop a flowchart showing the process’ steps. You may include as many steps as are relevant for your selected scenario.
    • If using Wild Dog Coffee Company, show the steps for preparing an espresso beverage (for example, latté, cappuccino); there are two steps that must be included: (1) order is submitted and (2) beverage is handed to the customer. Hint: You may want to visit a local coffee shop to observe the beverage preparation process.
  • Prepare a procedure documenting the selected process. At a minimum, the procedure must document the following for your selected process:
    • Metrics. Identify at least two metrics that will be useful in determining how well the new process is performing. Be sure to identify the target value of the metric and how you will measure it.
      • For Wild Dog Coffee Company, it could be how well the beverage preparation process is performing. A third metric is already identified for you: order delivery time. (This is the time between when the order is submitted and the time the beverage is handed to the customer.)
    • Procedure. This section describes each step of the process.
      • For Wild Dog Coffee Company, your procedure should be titled, “Espresso Beverage Preparation Process.” Be sure to include order submittal and handing the beverage to the customer as part of the procedure.
    • Purpose (of the procedure). This section describes what the procedure is intended to do.
  • Analyze data for process changes for a selected process. Respond to the following questions:
    • Is the process centered? Provide the results of your calculations and the rationale for your decision by thinking about the process capability.
    • Is the process capable at 3-sigma? Provide the results of your calculations and the rationale for your decision by thinking about the process capability index.
    • Is the process in statistical control? Provide the appropriate numbers and the rationale for your decision using a control chart for individuals.
    • For Wild Dog Coffee Company, analyze the Beverage Service Times [XLSX] data. This data is for 50 beverage preparation events and was collected using their order processing system. Each individual order gets a time-stamp when it is placed and again when the beverage is handed to the customer. The senior barista thinks the beverage delivery times should range between 2 and 3 minutes. The known process standard deviation, which has been calculated on an on-going basis, is 0.5903 minutes.
  • Analyze the cause and effect of process variances.
    • Brainstorm possible sources of variation to create a cause-and-effect diagram to help analyze potential sources of variation in the espresso beverage preparation process at Wild Dog Coffee Company or for your selected business’ process. Your diagram must include at least four of the “6 Ms” (that is, management, manpower, method, measurement, machine, materials).
  • Recommend quality and customer service improvements for a selected process.
    • Detail the results of your analysis for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business’ process to substantiate your recommendations.

Deliverable Format

Requirements:
  • The process improvement plan is to be a minimum of 7 pages, not including the title, reference, and appendix pages.
  • Use a process improvement plan template of your choice.
Related company standards:
  • The process improvement plan is a professional document and should therefore follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines (available in the MBA Program Resources), including single-spaced paragraphs.
  • In addition to the title and reference pages, include the following in the appendix:
    • Flowchart.
    • Procedure.
    • Detailed results of order delivery time analysis.
    • Cause-and-effect diagram.
  • Use American Society for Quality (ASQ) data analysis tools and 2–3 additional scholarly or academic sources where applicable.
  • Use APA formatting for citations and references.
 
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Research Objectives And Hypothesis

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you will define the research objectives and develop the research questions and hypotheses to set the stage for the Sun Coast Remediation research project. The research objectives should relate to the problems that have been identified in the ”statement of the problem” section. See attachment and look at statement of the problem section.

You will utilize this unit II template to complete the Unit II assignment.

Be sure to include the following sections in your submission, and remember to use APA-formatted section headings and subheadings.

  • Introduction
  • Research problems
  • Research objectives: Refer to the Introduction and Statement of Problems sections provided in the Unit II Assignment Template to make explicit statements as to the objectives of this study. For example, “One objective of this research study is to determine the direction (either positive or negative) and the strength of relationships between ABC Company’s various consumer promotions and sales revenue. This objective is intended to determine which promotions may be more effective and strategically important.” Research objectives should be discussed for each problem identified.
  • Research questions and hypotheses: Provide research questions and null and alternative hypotheses that align with the research objectives and problems. For example:
    • RQ1: What is the relationship between Promotion 1 and sales revenue?
      • Ho1 (null hypothesis): There is no statistically significant correlation between Promotion 1 (independent variable) and sales revenue (dependent variable).
      • Ha1 (alternative hypothesis): There is a statistically significant correlation between Promotion 1 and sales revenue.
    • RQ2: What is the relationship between Promotion 2 and sales revenue?
      • Ho2: There is no statistically significant correlation between Promotion 2 and sales revenue.
      • Ha2: There is a statistically significant correlation between Promotion 2 and sales revenue.
    • RQ3: Are there differences in return on investment (ROI) between the various promotions?
      • Ho3: There are no statistically significant differences in ROI between Promotion 1 and Promotion 2.
      • Ha3: There are statistically significant differences in ROI between Promotion 1 and Promotion 2.

The title and reference pages do not count toward the page requirement for this assignment. This assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, follow APA-style formatting and guidelines, and use references and citations as necessary.

 
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8210-Assignment: Variables, Measurement, And SPSS

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SPSS is a statistical software program that allows you to enter these variables into a spreadsheet format and record the measurements from a sample. Additionally, SPSS allows you to perform statistical analysis. Before launching into your analyses, though, it is important to understand how the variables are measured. That understanding will help you interpret the SPSS output.

In this week’s Discussion, you considered topics with social change implications. For this Assignment, you will examine data to analyze independent and dependent variables, determine how they are measured, and decipher whether a social change question can be answered and the implications for such change.

To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Review the Learning Resources as well as the SPSS resources found in this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Review, download, and install the SPSS software on your computer using the IBM SPSS Installation and Registration document for PC or for MAC in this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Using the SPSS software, open the Afrobarometer dataset or the High School Longitudinal Study dataset (whichever you choose) found in this week’s Learning Resources and then choose two variables that interest you.

For this Assignment:

Write a 1- to 2-page summary and include the following:

  • Early in your Assignment, when you relate which dataset you analyzed, please include the mean of the following variables. If you are using the Afrobarometer Dataset, report the mean of Q1 (Age). If you are using the HS Long Survey Dataset, report the mean of X1SES.
  • A description of what the each of the variables measure.
  • A description of the unit of analysis.
  • A description and explanation of the levels of measurement for each variable (i.e., nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio).
  • Explain how you might conceive these variables to be used to answer a social change question. What might be the implications for social change?

Support your summary using appropriate scholarly citations and references. Use proper APA format.

 
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Cultural Anthropology

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All responses must submitted via the Canvas Assignment Tab.  Due Date: December 18, 2020

All responses require a minimum 250-word response as well as the indicated sentence requisite.

1.  In the DVD Exercise “Homeless in Paradise,” homelessness is treated as a crime in one U.S. city.  Using a minimum of eight (8) sentences and two (2) anthropology concepts of your choice, describe the two (2) ways homelessness is treated as a crime.  (17 pt.)

2.  The DVD Exercise “Birdsong and Coffee” explains how the global coffee market links Latin American coffee producers and coffee drinkers in the U.S.  Using a minimum of eight (8) sentences and two (2) anthropology concepts of your choice, describe the two (2) ways the global coffee market links Latin American coffee producers and coffee drinkers in the U.S.  (17 pts.)

3. Using a minimum of eight (8) sentences, connect any one or more of the following anthropology concepts to the article “The Life and Death of a Homosexual.”  (22 pts.)

intersectionality of ideology & sexuality

gender performance

fictive or chosen kinship

4.  Using a minimum of six (6) sentences and any one or more of the following anthropology concepts, describe two (2) ways the DVD Exercise “Anonymously Yours” portrays exploitation. (12 pts.)

a. patriarchy

b. globalization

c. sexual violence

5.  Using a minimum of six (6) sentences and any one or more of the following anthropology concepts, describe two (2) ways the DVD Exercise “A Wife Among Wives” portrays polygyny among Turkana pastoralists. (12 pts.)

a.  affinal kinship

b.  fictive kinship

c.  household labor

6.  Using a minimum of six (6) sentences and any one or more of the following anthropology concepts, describe two (2) ways the DVD Exercise “Red Hat, Where are You Going?,” portrays the hegemony of the nation-state. (12 pts.)

a.  autonomous chiefdoms

b.  national sovereignty

c.  civil society

7.  Using a minimum of six (6) sentences and any one or more of the following anthropology concepts, describe two (2) ways the DVD Exercise “The Great Gathering,”,” portrays globalization within the Hindu celebration of the Kumbh Mela. (12 pts.)

a.  rites of passage

b.  communitas

c.  contagious magic

 
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Culminating Interview Of An HR Practitioner

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Please use the interview response and other data provided below form jakes interview to answer the question on compensation below

there is also an example below that shows how a different question was answered with the same information

Your answer should be 2-3 pages long

Textbook name is Canadian Human Resource Management by Dr. Hermann F. Schwind 978-1-25-908762-2  Eleventh Edition

Style/Format

  • Your document should be professionally formatted, with 12 pt. font, bolded headings, page numbers in the footer area, and 1” margins.
  • Spelling and grammar do count, as attention to detail, working to deadlines, and thoroughness are all skills and abilities employers expect and reward.
  •  be as concise and clear as possible

Citations/Bibliography

  • You must cite all your sources.
  • Use APA sixth edition style, provide in-text citations after any quote, statistic, or other text from the internet.
  • Insert your Reference List as a separate page at the end of your document. Failure to cite your sources will qualify as Academic Misconduct. The penalties for that range from partial marks, a zero on the assignment, and for a second offence, a zero in the course.
  • You should include specific reference to the course text throughout your report when noting key theoretical concepts.

 Compensation
Identify and explain the  current types of pay incentive programs for this position or, if none  exist, what incentive system would you recommend for this job  classification to motivate them to high performance. Support your  recommendations with references to theories of incentive plans and why  you believe such incentive plans are beneficial to this particular  company. (Refer to Chapter 9 in your textbook)

Recommendation to answer

We recommend that a survey program is implemented to get the guests’ point  of view on the staff who performed well or under performed during their  stay. These include waiters, waitresses, lifeguards, securities, gardeners, housekeepers, bellhops, to name a  few. We propose having an electronic and or paper-based system where  guests can rate the hotel and its staff upon checking out. The front  desk clerk will bring this to the guest’s attention and direct said guest to either google to do rating or fill out physical  forms. HR would file these reviews/ feedback to help eliminate  challenges whenever there are disagreements/discrepancies regarding an  employee’s performance.

One  advantage of this proposal is that the hotel will be better able to  reward employees who went above and beyond to provide excellent customer  service to guests (performance standards). It also raises the image and service standards of the hotel in the eyes  of the public.

 
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