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Managerial Decision Making Research and Analysis

Research a specific company of your choice and identify some of the managerial decisions that were made over time and in response to changes in its market or competitive environment. Use the Ashford University Library and web-based sources for your research. At least three external scholarly sources must be used in addition to the textbook.

Address all of the following areas:

Describe the company and provide a brief history of its operations. Find or use graphs to illustrate its financial performance over the years.
Describe any sources of risk or uncertainty in its operations. Do the financial reports indicate risky or uncertain activities or changes to the economic environment that ultimately appear to have affected the company’s financial outcomes? Be specific.
Are there any government regulations that have affected this company’s operations domestically or abroad? Explain.
Describe the inputs that are used in this company’s production function and identify any challenges to securing these inputs.
Determine if the company has introduced new products in existing markets or created new markets over time. What is the impact on its finances?
Determine if the price of its products increased or declined over time and analyze the reasons for price fluctuations. Study the demand elasticity for its products and discuss the availability of close substitutes for its products. How does that affect pricing decisions?
Analyze the company’s profitability. Identify the economy or industry influences on its costs, operations, and profitability.
Describe the competitive environment in which the firm operates, the distribution of market power, and the strategic behavior of the firm and its competitors. Apply your knowledge of the theory of this company’s market structure. How does the company make pricing and production decisions? Is your observation supported by the theoretical models? Refer to the financial reports for illustration.

Describe any non-price competitive strategies that the company might be engaging in. Provide specific examples.
Evaluate if the company made any mistakes in its decisions over time, and recommend any changes or improvements for future operations. Refer to the financial reports when making specific observations or recommendations..

Use economic language and demonstrate your understanding of the concepts and theories of this course.

Focus of the Paper

In a six- to eight-page paper (not including the title and reference pages):

Describe the role of a supervisor in a typical organization.
Propose and discuss three traits of an effective manager. How do these traits fit the five functions of management?
Discuss the relationship between managers, supervisors, and employees, and how these relationships assist in guiding organizations to achieve their maximum potential.
Explain the importance of finding the right employee and the challenges supervisors face in a multicultural society.

Writing the paper

Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages), 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 three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

Two three paged essays on two topics listed below. The paper should be very well written and provide great attention to detail and the topics at hand. It is important that you follow the assigments to the T and all components of each questions are answered in a thorough manner. I also want to be notfied which topics you are planning on choosing before you go forward with the assignment. It should not contain outrageous vocabulary words to try and impress but instead should focus on answering the questions to the best possible potential. In addition, the page requirement do not include a title page and one is not necessary for this assignment. In addition paragraphs should be written with atleast 6-8 sentences per paragraph and not be indented every two lines to fill space. This is a very important assignment and holds big weight in the class and shoukd completed wth the utmost care.

Assgnment is as follows:

2 three-page essays answering two of the following questions.

1. How has the status on women changed in the post 1945 world? You may discuss individual countries or regions. You might want to consider how economic circumstances, government policy or cultural, religious trends have affected the status of women.

2. Has globalization been good or bad for the post 1945 (and you may want to begin in the 1980’s) world? It would probably be better to discuss only briefly the general pros and cons, and focus more on a few selected areas or countries.

3. What are the successes and failures of United States foreign policy since World War II? Why did these successes or failures occur. You may want to limit your answer to a few test cases.

4. The post-1945 world saw the eventual triumph of neoliberalism, i.e. radical free market economy policy in several countries beginning in the late 1970’s. Discuss several case studies where this new policy produced beneficial or negative outcomes.

5. How has the post-1945 world dealt with inequality between national and regional economies? Were specific strategies implemented or deal with this problem and were they successful. Were general economic trends working to worsen or ameliorate this problem

Two three paged essays on two topics listed below. The paper should be very well written and provide great attention to detail and the topics at hand. It is important that you follow the assigments to the T and all components of each questions are answered in a thorough manner. I also want to be notfied which topics you are planning on choosing before you go forward with the assignment. It should not contain outrageous vocabulary words to try and impress but instead should focus on answering the questions to the best possible potential. In addition, the page requirement do not include a title page and one is not necessary for this assignment. In addition paragraphs should be written with atleast 6-8 sentences per paragraph and not be indented every two lines to fill space. This is a very important assignment and holds big weight in the class and shoukd completed wth the utmost care.

Assgnment is as follows:

2 three-page essays answering two of the following questions.

1. How has the status on women changed in the post 1945 world? You may discuss individual countries or regions. You might want to consider how economic circumstances, government policy or cultural, religious trends have affected the status of women.

2. Has globalization been good or bad for the post 1945 (and you may want to begin in the 1980’s) world? It would probably be better to discuss only briefly the general pros and cons, and focus more on a few selected areas or countries.

3. What are the successes and failures of United States foreign policy since World War II? Why did these successes or failures occur. You may want to limit your answer to a few test cases.

4. The post-1945 world saw the eventual triumph of neoliberalism, i.e. radical free market economy policy in several countries beginning in the late 1970’s. Discuss several case studies where this new policy produced beneficial or negative outcomes.

5. How has the post-1945 world dealt with inequality between national and regional economies? Were specific strategies implemented or deal with this problem and were they successful. Were general economic trends working to worsen or ameliorate this problem

Explore the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization. Consider the topics discussed thus far and clearly integrate at least five key concepts related to an effective and efficient strategic plan for organizational communication dissemination. Identify three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination and recommend communication strategies to ameliorate these challenges. Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library. All sources must be documented in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Write a half to one (1/2 to 1) page (150 to 275 words) journal entry in which you:

1. Explain three (3) important elements of ethics, morality, and integrity that will relate to your desired role in the field of criminal justice.

2. Complete the page requirement.

The specific course learning outcome(s) associated with this assignment are:

· Explain the role of ethics and integrity in the criminal justice profession, and the higher standard expected of criminal justice professionals.

· Write clearly and concisely about ethics and leadership in criminal justice using proper writing mechanics

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Notice:

Please, do not copy wiki summary answers, I have already explored them. I request an explicit 8-9 page paper.

Make sure you respond to each question. This is a final. you can add page numbers as well. Coxx and McCubbins book is available at www.bookzz.org. These books are american politics classics revised. If you have taken an American politics class, you should have come across those.

 

Questions

(1) Compare and contrast the theories of congressional behavior espoused by Mayhew in Congress: The Electoral Connection, and by Cox and McCubbins in Legislative leviathan: Party Government in the House.

(2) Evaluate the empirical findings if provided. if no empirical evidence is provided, does the lack of empirical evidence detract from that theory?

(3) Is either argument time-bound, such that it applies better to certain periods of time than others, or do both of these theories apply across all time periods?

(4) Which theory do you find most credible and accurate? why? Make sure that you critically evaluate the relevant literature in your answer

Discussion; Cost Estimation in Health Care.

Define cost estimation. Fully describe methods of cost estimation that may be used by the financial analysis, and express an opinion about the metrod or methods that provide the most accurate results. Then, based on reading from Module resorces (Cost Accounting A managerial Emphasis-fourteenth edition) what do you feel is the most suitable methods for application in determining health care cost? Elaborate and fully support your position

How do you think most customers respond when treated unfairly in a store (e.g., being passed over for service due to race, age, gender or socioeconomic status)? If a customer were to complain to store management about disparate treatment by an employee, what would you suggest the manager do to retain the customer? How should the manager respond to the employee?

Part II:

How do you think most customers would respond if they were served before other customers who had arrived first in a store or restaurant? Would they believe it was due to race, age, or gender? Would the customers notice someone else had been skipped? What would they do? Have you observed (or experienced) such an event

Identify a time where you, someone you know, or a group of people have displayed sociocentrism or egocentrism. Explain what could have been done differently and list some specific ways that these forms of thought can be eliminated from one’s life