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Explain the major theoretical paradigms of sociology.

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Assignment 3: Obesity in America

Due Week 9 and worth 65 points

Obesity in America is considered an epidemic. There are many contributing factors to obesity (both childhood and adult), such as biological, environmental, social, or economic factors. Review the information on obesity on pages 383 to 385 in the textbook. You may also use the Internet or Strayer Library to research obesity and its causes.

Explain how work groups are utilized in your organization to accomplish the stated goals of the company.

Many companies find they are forced to remodel their traditional hierarchical structures, which were originally built around functional specialization and centralized authority, to compete in today’s marketplace. Companies often draw on the following five tools of organizational design to make their organizations leaner, flatter, and more responsive to change. The five tools are:

Empower managers and workers
Re-engineerwork processes
Implementing self-directed work teams
Rapid incorporation of Internet technology applications
Networking with outsiders to improve existing capabilities and create new ones

In addition, there are many managerial tasks that shape corporate culture and the leadership skills needed to engage the full organization to produce great results. Examine the dynamics of the elements that must be brought together to create a corporate culture, such as core values and business principles, operating practices and behaviors, ethical standards and attitudes, and work climate and people management practices.

Considering the five tools of organizational design, managerial tasks and leadership skills, examine the practices followed by your selected organization and include the following in a 8–10 page APA formatted paper in MS Word:

Describe which of the five tools of organizational design your selected organization uses to maintain and improve productivity while achieving cost savings. Use detailed examples in your response.

Explain how work groups are utilized in your organization to accomplish the stated goals of the company.

Describe the motivational practices used by the organization to promote better strategy execution. Include some illustrative examples in your response.

Explain how, if at all, the reward system in the organization ties incentives directly to achieving higher productivity and performance targets.

Explain the evaluation and feedback process used in your company to assess employee performance.

Identify the elements in the organization that affect how cultural change is implemented.

Describe the ethical model being used by the company.

Present your overall opinion of the organization’s corporate strategy approach. Is the strategy execution effort delivering the expected results? Explain and illustrate your conclusions.

Describe what specific actions have been taken to delegate authority to middle and junior managers and to create a sense of empowerment among employees. Explain and illustrate your answers.

Avoid plagiarism: Using someone else’s words or ideas in your paper without proper acknowledgement constitutes plagiarism and is unacceptable in any situation. Make sure you have properly documented the source of original facts, ideas, and interpretations that you use in your paper. This must be done whether you summarize information or paraphrase what you learned from a particular source

Was each article that you cited an example of Primary or Secondary research?

-A 1500 WORD MINIMUM TERM

PAPER: A term paper of no less than 1500 words (you can have as

many over that amount as you wish) will be written on a Topic which

you should select from a list of Language Development Hypotheses.

This list is provided at the very end of this survival message, and is

also available in the Class Requirements Section of the online

Course. The Term Paper is to present a discussion based on a

minimum of three articles, books or chapters in a book (excluding

the class Text, of course), that describe, or support or refute the

hypothesis you have selected from the list. A minimum of three

citations (you can have as many above that number as you wish) with

references in APA format will be included at the end of the paper. An

example of APA format is also provided in the Class Requirements

Section of the online Class.

Also, at the end of the paper you should include a short Appendix,

which will answer three questions: 1. What were the databases, if

any,that you used to find each article or book; 2. What was the

search strategy you used (i.e., the search words you used) in each

database to find the articles; and 3. Was each article that you cited

an example of Primary or Secondary research?

Rough draft needed on research paper.

Assume that you work for a large multinational telecommunications corporation in the U.S. that is considering establishing operations in another country.

Assume that you work for a large multinational telecommunications corporation in the U.S. that is considering establishing operations in another country. Select one country as the basis for exploring the possibility of starting a joint venture in that country. You are assigned by your supervisor to conduct a full country risk analysis for this country and the telecommunications industry in that country. You are to present your findings to the Board of Directors in the form of a risk analysis report.

Your supervisor has asked for you to divide your report into the following areas for analysis:

Economic Risk
Political Risk
Business Environment Risk
Currency Risk
Recommendations for proceeding and suggestion of two additional financial analysis methods which could be used to further support the decision.

You are to conduct a country/industry risk report, identifying as many factors as possible in the categories listed above for the analysis. Present your findings in a report.

In your report, you will make a recommendation to your supervisor as to whether or not the company should proceed with this venture. Suggest two additional financial analysis methods which should be explored further in analyzing the feasibility of starting the global joint venture. Explain your recommendations. The textbook suggests methods for doing a country analysis and there are several models that can be found on the Internet.try/Industry Risk Analysis

Your supervisor has asked for you to divide your report into the following areas for analysis:

You are to conduct a country/industry risk report, identifying as many factors as possible in the categories listed above for the analysis. Present your findings in a report .

Describe methods to use in identifying and narrowing your research paper topic.

When considering a research topic, consider an interesting topic that is worth further research. For instance, having a strong opinion on a specific topic may deter you from thinking more critically, and therefore the research might end up being one-sided. It is a good idea to pick a topic in which you can provide a good argument for both sides of the societal issue.

The first step in the research process is selecting a topic that is both interesting and manageable. For this discussion:

Review the Final Research Project instructions in Week Five, and identify two potential research topics. Keep in mind that you will choose just one for the Week Three Annotated Bibliography assignment and the Final Research Project.
Describe methods to use in identifying and narrowing your research paper topic.
Examine and summarize information from at least two scholarly sources for one of the topics that may prove valuable as you seek to defend your claims regarding your chosen topic.
Address why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.

FINAL RESEARCH PAPER IDEAS: Contemporary Social Concerns

Erosion of the middle class

Vaccination of children

Raising the minimum wage

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Same-sex marriage

Gun control

Right to die

Illegal immigration

Teenage suicide

Cyberbullying

Welfare reform

Common core in education

Genetically modified foods

Airport security

Genocide

Violence in media

Hate crimes

Homelessness

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references

Discuss specifically what you learned about yourself in the process of doing the implicit preference tests.

Study “The Blind Men and the Elephant” and “What is a Christian Worldview?” articles.

Refer to “Demonstration Test Protocols.”

Complete at least two demonstration tests on the website:

http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/test-yourself-hidden-bias and consider how your outlook on life is affected by your personal lens.

For this assignment, write a two-part (500–750 words) reflective essay about your worldview and how it affects your intercultural communication. Thoughtfully address how you can learn more about yourself and others in order to be an effective communicator.

Part 1- In the first section, attentively describe how you answered the questions that clarify a person’s worldview found in “What is a Christian Worldview?”. Answer the questions in depth.

Part 2- In the second section, thoughtfully reflect on how you think your worldview has, does, or may affect your intercultural communication by considering the following:

Discuss specifically what you learned about yourself in the process of doing the implicit preference tests.
Describe ethnocentrism. How has this belief affected your worldview?
Describe stereotypes. How are stereotypes different from prejudices?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required

Describe ethnocentrism. How has this belief affected your worldview?

Study “The Blind Men and the Elephant” and “What is a Christian Worldview?” articles.

Refer to “Demonstration Test Protocols.”

Complete at least two demonstration tests on the website:

http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/test-yourself-hidden-bias and consider how your outlook on life is affected by your personal lens.

Part 1- In the first section, attentively describe how you answered the questions that clarify a person’s worldview found in “What is a Christian Worldview?”. Answer the questions in depth.

Part 2- In the second section, thoughtfully reflect on how you think your worldview has, does, or may affect your intercultural communication by considering the following:

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required

Clearly identify the requirements being addressed. Show all calculations within the cells of an Excel spreadsheet.

Using the data in the Option 1 Spreadsheet (linked at the bottom of the page), perform the accounting required for each of the following government fund transaction:

Prepare the book calculations
Perform the required journal entries

Requirements:

Complete all work on the spreadsheet attached to this assignment; it will be your only deliverable.

Clearly identify the requirements being addressed. Show all calculations within the cells of an Excel spreadsheet. This means that you must use formulas and links so that the thought process can be examined. Make good use of comments to convey your thought process as well. No hard coding of solutions. Submit a single MS Excel file for grading.

Review the grading rubric, which can be accessed from the Course Information page, to understand how you will be graded on this assignment. Reach out to your instructor if you have questions about the assignment.
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