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Analyze whether or not value was added to health care information systems through acquisition.

Review each of the following video cases:

Health IT Success Story: Portal Enhances Patient-Centered Preventative Care (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9knYwhbuss&feature=share&list=PLgYydErB9VCc_Wc804kKCEtK4tjpU3kc3 )
Health IT Success Story: Using IT to Fight Care Fragmentation ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP4iRjCMsk8&list=PLgYydErB9VCc_Wc804kKCEtK4tjpU3kc3 )
Health IT Success: Quality Measures for Interoperable Electronic Health Records (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP4iRjCMsk8&list=PLgYydErB9VCc_Wc804kKCEtK4tjpU3kc3 )

Select one of these cases and address the following questions in your paper:

Analyze the part the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) plays in health care information systems acquisition.
Address the major concerns, and provide alternatives to alleviate these concerns.
Analyze whether or not value was added to health care information systems through acquisition.
Analyze how the system might advance or devalue patient care delivery.
Explain whether or not the current system can or should be maintained.
Explain what the literature states about this type of implementation/acquisition.
Explain who the gatekeeper(s) are in this type of acquisition.
Describe how cost is impacted with this system.
Describe the initial reaction to the system implementation/acquisition.
Describe whether or not the quality implementation/acquisition impacts your chosen topic for your Final Proposal and Final Presentation. This response needs to be one paragraph in length.

The Case Analysis:

Must be three to four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), double-spaced and formatted according to APA style
Must include a title page with the following:

Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least three scholarly sources,
Must document all sources in APA style,
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA styl

Are the assets included under the company’s current assets listed in the proper order? Explain your answer.

Access the Internet to acquire a copy of the most recent annual report for the publicly traded company used to complete the Financial Reporting Problem, Part 1 assignment due in Week Six.

Analyze the information contained in the company’s balance sheet and income statement to answer the following questions:

Are the assets included under the company’s current assets listed in the proper order? Explain your answer.
How are the company’s assets classified?
What are cash equivalents?
What are the company’s total current liabilities at the end of its most recent annual reporting period?
What are the company’s total current liabilities at the end of the previous annual reporting period?
Considering all the information you have gathered, why might this information be important to potential creditors, investors, and employees?

Summarize the analysis in a 700- to 1,050-word paper in a Microsoft® Word document.

Include a copy of the company’s balance sheet and income statement.

Format your paper and presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Describe in detail what the organization attempted to implement and the impact this failure caused to the various stakeholders in the scenario.

t has been said, “We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.”(Samuel Smiles, 19th C Scottish author and reformer. ‘Self-Culture: facilities and Difficulties’, Self-Help (1856), Ch 11)

The successful implementation of change through the use of Project Management has become vital to most businesses and organizations to the point if an organization fails to keep up with the pace of change it can have catastrophic results to all the organization’s stakeholders. Take some time to review current events and identify a scenario where an organization’s attempt to implement change failed and the consequences of that failure. For example, perhaps a business attempted to implement a new product, or use a new technology and was not able to successfully implement the change, or a governmental agency that failed to deliver on a service.

Describe in detail what the organization attempted to implement and the impact this failure caused to the various stakeholders in the scenario.

As part of your reply post to another student offer detailed suggestions as to what could have been done to prevent or minimize the failure of this implementation

Do you think a CEO who decides to restructure or downsize a company takes the well-being of employees into account?

There is perhaps no tougher task for an executive than to restructure a European organization. Ask former Siemens CEO Klaus Kleinfeld.

Siemens, with 77 billion euros in revenue in 2008, some 427,000 employees, and branches in 190 countries, is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. Although the company has long been respected for its engineering prowess, it’s also derided for its sluggishness and mechanistic structure. So when Kleinfeld took over as CEO, he sought to restructure the company along the lines of what Jack Welch did at General Electric. He has tried to make the structure less bureaucratic so decisions are made more quickly. He spun off underperforming businesses. And he simplified the company’s structure.

Kleinfeld’s efforts drew angry protests from employee groups, with constant picket lines outside his corporate offices. One of the challenges of transforming European organizations is the customary active participation of employees in executive decisions. Half the seats on the Siemens’ board of directors are allocated to labor representatives. Not surprisingly, the labor groups did not react positively to Kleinfeld’s GE-like restructuring efforts. In his efforts to speed those efforts, labor groups alleged, Kleinfeld secretly bankrolled a business-friendly workers’ group to try to undermine Germany’s main industrial union.

Due to this and other allegations, Kleinfeld was forced out in June 2007 and replaced by Peter Löscher. Löscher has found the same tensions between inertia and the need for restructuring. Only a month after becoming CEO, Löscher was faced with a decision whether to spin off the firm’s underperforming 10 billion-euro auto parts unit, VDO. He had to weigh the forces for stability, which want to protect worker interests, against US-style pressures for financial performance. One of VDO’s possible buyers is a US company, TRW, the controlling interest of which is held by Blackstone, a US private equity firm. German labor representatives have derided such private equity firms as “locusts.” When Löscher decided to sell VDO to German tire giant Continental Corporation, Continental promptly began to downsize and restructure the unit’s operations.

Löscher has continued to restructure Siemens. In mid-2008, he announced elimination of nearly 17,000 jobs worldwide. He also announced plans to consolidate more business units and reorganize the company’s operations geographically. “The speed at which business is changing worldwide has increased considerably, and we’re orienting Siemens accordingly,” Löscher said.

Since the switch from Kleinfeld to Löscher, Siemens has experienced its ups and downs. Since 2008, its stock price has fallen 26 percent on the European stock exchange and is down 31 percent on the New York Stock Exchange. That is better than some competitors, such as France’s Alcatel-Lucent (down 83 percent) and General Electric (down 69 percent), and worse than others, such as IBM (up 8 percent) and the Swiss/Swedish conglomerate ABB (down 15 percent).

Though Löscher’s restructuring efforts have generated far less controversy than Kleinfeld’s, that doesn’t mean they went over well with all constituents. Of the 2008 job cuts, Werner Neugebauer, regional director for a union representing many Siemens employees, said, “The planned job cuts are incomprehensible nor acceptable for these reasons, and in this extent, completely exaggerated.”

When asked by a reporter whether the cuts would be controversial, Löscher retorted, “I couldn’t care less how it’s portrayed.” He paused a moment, then added, “Maybe that’s the wrong term. I do care.”

Based on the above reading and the knowledge gained from your assigned readings, respond to the following questions:

What do Kleinfeld’s efforts at Siemens tell you about the difficulties of restructuring organizations?
Why do you think Löscher’s restructuring decisions have generated less controversy than did Kleinfeld’s?
Assume a colleague read this case and concluded “This case proves restructuring efforts do not improve a company’s financial performance.” How would you respond to this statement?
Do you think a CEO who decides to restructure or downsize a company takes the well-being of employees into account? Should he or she do so? Why or why not?
What were the forces for change?
What were the restraining forces? How would you overcome them?
Use Kotter’s Eight-Step Plan for implementing change and explain how you would implement this change at Siemens. Be sure to include any organizational development tools that you might use (Davidson, 2008; Esterl & Crawford, 2007; Ewing, 2007; Frey, 2008 ).

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA forma

Describe the role of managerial accounting and the management accountant in a business or organization.

Due to varying business characteristics, the managerial accounting techniques applied in each business may differ. For example, a business in the start-up phase may rely heavily upon budgeting and capital investment techniques; whereas, a business in the mature/maintaining phase may rely heavily upon cost management and quality control. Ultimately, the techniques used by management should assist the business in achieving its short-term and long-term goals through effective decision-making.

For your Final Paper, you will analyze the role of managerial accounting in two parts. Part I will provide a general overview of managerial accounting. Part II will provide examples of how managerial accounting theories and principles are applied in the business world. You may find it helpful to reflect upon your own professional experiences for examples.

Part I (three to four double-spaced pages, excluding the title and reference pages)

Present the following:

Define managerial accounting
Describe the role of managerial accounting and the management accountant in a business or organization
Describes ethical issues/concerns for the management accountant
Describes at least three managerial accounting techniques available and their application within a business or organization

Part II (Four to six double-spaced pages, excluding the title and reference pages)

Select at least three of the five topics identified below:

Cost Management Techniques
Costing Methods
Capital Investment Decision Techniques
Budgeting
Quality Control

For each topic selected, present real world examples of the application of managerial accounting techniques within a business or organization. Examples may be gathered from your own professional experiences or from case studies obtained from credible sources (excluding textbook examples explored in previous weeks). Presentation of each example should include how a managerial accounting technique was applied in the business or organization’s decision-making model. Be sure to support your example with calculations when applicable.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least five scholarly sources.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Would it be possible for a person to be perfectly good and yet cause harm to innocent people?

After reading this chapter, it should be clear that not all philosophers agree on “why” we ought to be moral, but regardless of whether it is a matter of principles or virtues, they can agree that mortality is necessary for a functioning society.

In book 2 of his Republic (2.359a–2.360d), Plato has one of his characters relate a story about a mythical Ring of Gynges. When a shepherd finds and wears the magical, mythical ring, he discovers that he can adjust it on his hand and become invisible. With this new gift of invisibility, he eventually seduces the queen, murders the king, and becomes the king himself. The point of the myth is that if any person believes he can get away with immoral behavior, he will behave immorally. It is only the awareness of others around us that makes a person choose to be moral.

In a well-developed essay, provide an argument which addresses for the following questions:

What relationship, if any, is there between “doing good” and “being good”?
Would it be possible for a person to be perfectly good and yet cause harm to innocent people?
Could a person be wicked even if he or she never caused any harm at all?
If a person does good things for other people but does them for bad reasons (such as fame, wealth, or even just the selfish desire to feel good about himself), why or why not do the wrong reasons or motivations negate the good he has done?
Could someone be a morally good person but not enjoy the Good Life? (You will ned to define what you mean by the “Good Life.”)
Be sure to discuss the philosophical ideas of at least two moral theories while addressing the prompt questions.

Please ensure that your essay addresses each component of the assigned questions and that your answer is well-organized, uses excellent, college-level prose, and makes judicious use of textual evidence. Your essay must follow APA formatting and should be 500-750 words long.

What are the specific indicators that drove your assessment of this country’s economic condition?

Need this assignment done-

there are 2 parts- one-

Complete the GUIDES template during Weeks 1-4 as you learn about the economic indicators. You can

find all required economic data at Trading Economics (http://www.tradingeconomics.com). TIP: To locate

economic indicators not found on the main landing page, click the “Indicators” drop down menu at the top

of the page to view the full list of available indicators.

Week 1:

• Complete section G (GDP & Growth) of the GUIDES template.

• Complete section U (Unemployment & Utilization) of the GUIDES template.

Week 2:

• Complete section I (Inflation & Interest rates) of the GUIDES template.

Week 3:

• Complete section D (Debt & Deficits) of the GUIDES template.

• Complete section E (External balances & Exchange rates) of the GUIDES template.

Week 4:

• Complete section S (Saving & Investment) of the GUIDES template.

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Part 2: Analysis Report (Week 4)

Analyze your research findings and develop a 3-4 page report for your supervisor. Include the following

information:

1. Describe the economic state of the country.

o Describe the overall economic health and trends.

o What are the specific indicators that drove your assessment of this country’s economic

condition?

o Which economic indicator(s) do you think is the most important when considering the impact

on your company’s division? Why?

2. Describe the current business cycle and its implications.

o What stage of the business cycle is the country in? What are the historical trends? (long-term

expansion, volatile cycles, etc.)

o What does this imply for the growth of your company?

o What stage of the business lifecycle is your company and industry in?

o How would you recommend positioning the company at the present time to monopolize on

current conditions? Would you change that positioning in the near future? (i.e. increase

investment to take advantage of low interest rates, use opportunity to source talent, etc.)

3. What specific economic indicators do you recommend continuing to monitor closely and why?

o What strategic insight will these indicators provide?

o How frequently do you need to monitor them for changes?

4. Informal bibliography

o Cite your data sources in a format appropriate for any business or academic setting.

Your assignment should follow these formatting requirements: and also it had to be written in the Professional format template atatched to this assignment.

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

• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name,

course title, and date. The cover page and reference page are not included in the required page length.

thanks

Describe ways to identify and manage uncertainties in a complex corporate environment.

Organizations are susceptible to an array of crises. There are different types of threats with no “one way” to manage them. This reality presents multiple business challenges to those in leadership positions. Each manager is responsible for managing risks within their own sphere of operations and area of responsibility. To this end, one must understand that crisis leadership is a process. For this assignment, you are required to identify a business crisis issue that interests you and develop a report.

Directions:

Address the following in your report:

Identify and describe a business crisis situation and the main leaders involved. It could be one that you have experienced or have read about. Be sure to include a discussion of ethical implications.
Assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and industry trends (SWOTT) the company faced while its leaders were managing the crisis.
Assume you are a leader; recommend ways you could ensure that you have a clear view of risks across the organization in regard to the given scenario.
Identify a risk management process you would employ to mitigate risks in regard to the given scenario along with a rationale (utilize contemporary and classical leadership theories in support).
Recommend what you would do to ensure the risk management process is working the way you expect in regard to the scenario.
Describe ways to identify and manage uncertainties in a complex corporate environment (utilize contemporary and classical leadership theories to support your argument).

Utilize at least three scholarly sources (in addition to your textbook) to complete your research, referencing the sources within the text and at the end in a reference list.

Write a 6–8-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship through accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

By Wednesday, January 6, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 LASA 1 Dropbox.

LASA 1 Grading Criteria
Assignment Components

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Describe a business crisis situation and the main leaders involved. Be sure to include discussion of ethical implications.

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