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Ethics, Law, and the Judicial System@Prof Xavier

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Corporations have a lot of influence over the economy, the community, and people. The traditional view of corporate responsibility is that a corporation has no additional social responsibility beyond making a profit for its shareholders. In more recent years, arguments have arisen with the belief that corporations have a high degree of social responsibility to people affected by the corporation’s decisions.

You are returning for a second interview for a management position at a pharmaceutical corporation. The hiring committee wants to hear your views on a corporation’s social responsibility. The hiring committee has even provided to you a case example to review and discuss during your interview. To prepare for the interview, you decide to write out your thoughts that you plan on discussing with the hiring team.

In your paper, you decide to include the following topics:

Definition of what corporate social responsibility means to you
Arguments supporting social responsibility
Description of a real-life example of a specific corporation acting in a socially responsible manner
Your opinion and supportive reasoning on the case example and questions provided below

Case Example: Phishy Pharmaceuticals is a corporation that recently kicked off the sale of its new weight-loss pill, Lose It Fast. After three months of sales, the management team has received some troubling reports of some unanticipated side effects caused by the pill. The management team asks the accounting department to run some numbers to determine how much it would cost to recall Lose It Fast, to suspend manufacturing, and to conduct more tests to determine the pill’s safety and other possible side effects.

After running some numbers, the accounting department states that it would be more cost-effective to leave the product on the market shelves and propose settlement proceedings with anyone who is injured and initiates a lawsuit.

The corporate attorney has advised that the product states on the package that the pill is not FDA approved, and off-the-record has stated that everyone who buys a weight-loss product knows there are some risks involved, so it is likely that the majority of injured consumers will not initiate a lawsuit.

If you recall the product, it will result in a delay of dividends paid to shareholders and a loss in revenue, affecting shareholder profit. Consider the following questions regarding this example:

What would you do, and why?
Would you leave the product on the shelves because you feel your duty as a corporate manager is to maximize shareholder profits?
Would you recall the product because you feel the corporation owes a duty to the public, consumers, and the government in terms of social responsibility

With the nursing research article selected below that includes a theoretical or conceptual framework and the exploration of a clinical problem. Identify the nursing research article components using the Week 5 research template. (I am attaching article and research template).

Development of a Proactive Care Program (U-CARE) to Preserve Physical Functioning of Frail Older People in Primary Care

The template will be evaluated on the effectiveness of the discussion of the following components. If a component is not present in the article, its absence should be discussed.

•Identify the research problem.

•Identify the research purpose.

•Summarize the review of literature.

•Identify the nursing framework.

•Identify the research questions and hypotheses.

•Identify the variables.

•Identify and discuss the appropriateness of the design.

•Discuss the validity of the research.

•Discuss the efficacy of the study. Did it resolve the question?

•Discuss the legal and ethical issues of the study. Include the use of human subjects and their protection.

•Describe any cultural aspects of the study.

•Describe the sample.

•Describe the procedures.

•Summarize the results.

•Describe how the results of the research may impact future nursing practice.

•Apply the research to the student’s nursing practice.

Use APA format

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

1. Identifies the research problem.

2. Identifies the research purpose.

3. Summarizes the review of literature.

4. Identifies the nursing framework.

5. Identifies the research questions and hypotheses.

6. Identifies the variables.

7. Identifies and discusses the appropriateness of the design.

8. Discusses the validity of the research.

9. Discusses the efficacy of the study and addresses if study question is resolved.

10. Discusses the legal and ethical issues of the study. Includes the use of human subjects and their protection.

11. Describes any cultural aspects of the study.

12. Describes the sample.

13. Describes the procedures.

14. Summarizes the results.

15. Describes how the results of the research may impact future nursing practice.

16. Applies the research to student’s nursing practice.

17. Formats paper in APA

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

Develop logic model to develop programs in the administration of health care.

Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment:

HS499-5: Health Care Administration: Demonstrate an understanding of the forces impacting health delivery systems and the effective management of health care administration.

Instructions

There are many forces that impact health delivery systems. Choose one aspect that influences how health delivery systems are challenged, and describe the issue. Examples include, but are not limited to, access to care, quality health care improvement, lack of coordinated care, continuity of care (medical home), etc.

After reviewing the Logic Model Development Guide from the readings, create a logic model for a new program you would like to fund to address this impact on the health delivery system. Discuss how the program can be applied to reduce the impact on the health delivery system.

Requirements

The paper and included logic model should be at least 975 words in length.
Include a list of references in APA format, including the information used from the modules

Choose an industry you have not yet written about in this course, and one publicly traded corporation within that industry. Research the company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

Choose the two (2) segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it operates.
Considering the five (5) forces of competition, choose the two (2) that you estimate are the most significant for the corporation you chose. Evaluate how well the company has addressed these two (2) forces in the recent past.
With the same two (2) forces in mind, predict what the company might do to improve its ability to address these forces in the near future.
Assess the external threats affecting this corporation and the opportunities available to the corporation. Give your opinions on how the corporation should deal with the most serious threat and the greatest opportunity. Justify your answer.
Give your opinion on the corporation’s greatest strengths and most significant weaknesses. Choose the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths, and the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to fix its most significant weakness. Justify your choices.
Determine the company’s resources, capabilities, and core competencies.
Analyze the company’s value chain to determine where they can create using the resources, capabilities, and core competencies discussed above

Logistics in the Business Organization
Case Assignment

First, read Dutton (2009) and Rudski (2008), listed on the Background Info page.

In a well-constructed essay, please answer the following questions:

Why have supply chain management issues often been ignored by senior management?
How would you convince senior management to focus more attention on supply chain management? (Please incorporate examples drawn from the required readings.)
When promoting supply chain management initiatives to senior management, how would you utilize the expertise of external logistics and logistics management organizations?

Assignment Expectations

Critically analyze the role of logistics in modern organizations, and the reasons why senior management have often overlooked the importance of the function. Suggest and discuss alternative strategies for reducing this problem, to include the benefits of alliances with external logistics firms (the 3 in 3PL) and logistics management firms (the 4 in 4PLP). Synthesize your previous study, and incorporate new material from this module’s Background readings.

General Case Expectations

Write a well-constructed essay. Feel free to use tables and bulleted lists, if appropriate.
The readings may not provide specific answers. In that event, you will need to “fill in the gaps,” using your understanding of the material presented in the module, and the background sources.
Style and format must comply with the Writing Style Guide. (TUI Guide, n.d.) This is not an English course; however, errors in spelling, grammar and style will be penalized.
Provide citations and references. Use of APA style is encouraged, but not required. Please see the TUI Writing Guide, or visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL, 2015).
There is no page requirement. Write what you need to write, neither more nor less.
Upload your Case before the end of the module

Genesis Energy’s newly established operations management team decided to seek outside assistance in developing a long-term operating plan that also addresses the financial issues identified. A major consideration for Genesis Energy is assessing those short-term and long-term economic factors, which will greatly enhance the company’s ability to successfully transition to a viable international business. Grasping and correctly prioritizing these economic factors, supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and exchange rates are pivotal, thereby requiring expert guidance. Therefore, their first major decision was to hire a respected strategy-consulting firm, Sensible Essentials.

After meeting with the client team, Sensible Essentials concluded that the operations management team would significantly benefit from a more in-depth understanding of the financial environment at Genesis Energy. This understanding needed to encompass not only sales, costs, and profitability forecast under the new strategic plan, but also the way expansion would highlight the need to manage working capital and cash flow in order to try to minimize the need for external financing.

As the lead consultant for Sensible Essentials, do the following:

Genesis Energy’s newly established operations management team decided to seek outside assistance in developing a long-term operating plan that also addresses the financial issues identified. A major consideration for Genesis Energy is assessing those short-term and long-term economic factors, which will greatly enhance the company’s ability to successfully transition to a viable international business. Grasping and correctly prioritizing these economic factors, supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and exchange rates are pivotal, thereby requiring expert guidance. Therefore, their first major decision was to hire a respected strategy-consulting firm, Sensible Essentials.

After meeting with the client team, Sensible Essentials concluded that the operations management team would significantly benefit from a more in-depth understanding of the financial environment at Genesis Energy. This understanding needed to encompass not only sales, costs, and profitability forecast under the new strategic plan, but also the way expansion would highlight the need to manage working capital and cash flow in order to try to minimize the need for external financing.

As the lead consultant for Sensible Essentials, do the following:

• Describe and evaluate the financial environment at Genesis Energy by using ratio analysis of the company.
• Choose one ratio from each of the five categories listed in the table on page 103 of your textbook, Brigham and Ehrhardt, and do a 3-year ratio trend analysis. Compare these results to the industry averages. What do the results tell you?
• Name three specific options that are available to Genesis Energy for obtaining needed capital.
• Identify and explain two ways Genesis Energy can improve its strategy.
• Explain what specific macroeconomic factors are likelyGenesis Energy’s newly established operations management team decided to seek outside assistance in developing a long-term operating plan that also addresses the financial issues identified. A major consideration for Genesis Energy is assessing those short-term and long-term economic factors, which will greatly enhance the company’s ability to successfully transition to a viable international business. Grasping and correctly prioritizing these economic factors, supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and exchange rates are pivotal, thereby requiring expert guidance. Therefore, their first major decision was to hire a respected strategy-consulting firm, Sensible Essentials.After meeting with the client team, Sensible Essentials concluded that the operations management team would significantly benefit from a more in-depth understanding of the financial environment at Genesis Energy. This understanding needed to encompass not only sales, costs, and profitability forecast under the new strategic plan, but also the way expansion would highlight the need to manage working capital and cash flow in order to try to minimize the need for external financing.

  As the lead consultant for Sensible Essentials, do the following:

  Describe and evaluate the financial environment at Genesis Energy by using ratio analysis of the company.
  Choose one ratio from each of the five categories listed in the table on page 103 of your textbook, Brigham and Ehrhardt, and do a 3-year ratio trend analysis. Compare these results to the industry averages. What do the results tell you?
  Name three specific options that are available to Genesis Energy for obtaining needed capital.
  Identify and explain two ways Genesis Energy can improve its strategy.
  Explain what specific macroeconomic factors are likely to affect genesis, i.e., inflation, interest rates, exchange rates etc. Please do a brief country risk assessment and discuss the most likely problems a company like Genesis Energy is likely going to confront when contemplating an international expansion. What would be the least risky avenue for them to get their product/service to the country you have chosen? Which entry mode is the riskiest? Explain.

  Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Then, create a 6–8-slide PowerPoint with Speaker’s notes and references (including research) presenting your findings to the Genesis Energy operations management team.

  Assignment 4 Grading Criteria
  Maximum Points
  Described the financial environment at Genesis Energy.
  8
  Examined the implication of Genesis Energy’s current financial strategy for global expansion of business, showing analysis of its financial environment.
  28
  Identified and explained two ways Genesis Energy can improve its strategy.
  16
  Assessed the effects of global financial markets on the company’s financial strategy.
  28
  Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. to affect genesis, i.e., inflation, interest rates, exchange rates etc. Please do a brief country risk assessment and discuss the most likely problems a company like Genesis Energy is likely going to confront when contemplating an international expansion. What would be the least risky avenue for them to get their product/service to the country you have chosen? Which entry mode is the riskiest? Explain.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Then, create a 6–8-slide PowerPoint with Speaker’s notes and references (including research) presenting your findings to the Genesis Energy operations management team.

 

Choose one ratio from each of the five categories listed in the table on page 103 of your textbook, Brigham and Ehrhardt, and do a 3-year ratio trend analysis. Compare these results to the industry averages. What do the results tell you?
Name three specific options that are available to Genesis Energy for obtaining needed capital.
Identify and explain two ways Genesis Energy can improve its strategy.
Explain what specific macroeconomic factors are likely to affect genesis, i.e., inflation, interest rates, exchange rates etc. Please do a brief country risk assessment and discuss the most likely problems a company like Genesis Energy is likely going to confront when contemplating an international expansion. What would be the least risky avenue for them to get their product/service to the country you have chosen? Which entry mode is the riskiest? Explain.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Then, create a 6–8-slide PowerPoint with Speaker’s notes and references (including research) presenting your findings to the Genesis Energy operations management team.

Assignment 4 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Described the financial environment at Genesis Energy.
8
Examined the implication of Genesis Energy’s current financial strategy for global expansion of business, showing analysis of its financial environment.
28
Identified and explained two ways Genesis Energy can improve its strategy.
16
Assessed the effects of global financial markets on the company’s financial strategy.
28
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Vital to any ratio analysis are the steps of gathering financial data and selecting and calculating relevant ratios. This assignment provides you with an opportunity to do just that.

Task:

Download a company’s balance sheet and income statement from one of the many sites where financials are available, such as Zacks Investment Research or MarketWatch.
Choose five financial ratios, one from each of the five categories described in Chapter 3 of Brigham and Ehrhardt (i.e., liquidity, asset management, financial leverage, profitability, and market value) and look at them over a three-year period. Put your findings in a table with the years across the top (horizontal axis) and the ratios along the side (vertical axis). What do the findings tell you about the financial health of the company? How does your selected company compare to the industry?
Calculate each ratio using the information from the balance sheet and income statement.

Write a 2–3-page paper that reports your findings. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Correctly calculated each of the selected five financial ratios over a 3-year period in tabular format.
8
Provided an overview of the industry and an in-depth analysis of what the ratios told them about the financial health of the company in relation to competitors.
8
Discussed major trends in the industry and provided recommendations as to how their selected company could improve their competitive positioning and improve their financial position.
8
Demonstrated an understanding of trend analysis, industry analysis, and benchmarking, and provided at least 3 academic references. Concisely analyzed findings in an organized, cogent, and clear manner.
8
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

You are an independent consultant who has recently been hired by JC’s Casino to help improve retention issues concerning the dealers and housekeepers. Most of the dealers have been leaving the casino to work at other casinos in the area, even though JC’s Casino pays better than their local competition. On several exit interviews, many of the dealers have cited the pit boss, Joe, as being “toxic, overbearing, evil, and incompetent.” Joe is the casino owner’s step-son and the HR director, Tom Sneed, is afraid to confront the owner.

Among the housekeeping staff, there has been an above normal rate of absenteeism and high turnover of rooms. Many of the managers who work in accounting, payroll, and other departments have had to ask their full-time employees to help cover for housekeeping by cleaning rooms periodically. Because of this problem, the hotel has had to adjust their check in times from 3 p.m. (the industry standard) to 6 p.m. Customers have arrived earlier and the hotel has had to accommodate them by creating a room to hold luggage. They have also had to hire staff to man the luggage room.

The director of housekeeping, Andrew Keehn, has been working hard to add more staff but he states “good help is hard to find.” The housekeeper’s current hourly wage is comparable to other casinos in the area but because of the staffing shortage, the housekeepers have to clean more rooms per day than their counterparts. The casino owner only knows that there are some issues with keeping the dealers and that some customers were upset because they had to wait to check in. You have been hired for a quick fix and your suggestions were needed yesterday.

Write a 1,400- to 1,700-word paper in which you identify each issue and make recommendations to JC, the casino president, on how to improve overall retention. What the scenario does not provide, you can create. Be sure to include the following in your assessment:

Evaluate at least two work motivation theories and how they can be applied in order to improve employee recruitment and retention at JC’s Casino.
Examine possible occupational stressors that are negatively influencing recruitment and retention. What improvements would you suggest to alleviate these stressors?
Examine the role of job satisfaction and its influence on retention at the casino. Provide recommendations for improving job satisfaction of the employees and how that can play a part in successfully improving retention.
Discuss counterproductive employee behavior occurring at the casino. What suggestions would you make to reduce the counterproductive behavior and increase productive employee behavior?

Include at least three references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

How are their philosophies evident in their teaching? How do you think your philosophy may change throughout the years?

The prompts that follow are suggestions for what you might write an essay about for this unit. You will use at least two of the assigned texts as primary sources to guide your analysis. In addition, you must use no less than three secondary sources with a high level of relevance to your discussion. You can use one piece of unassigned fiction as a secondary source if you prefer, but the other two sources must be critical analyses. As always any claim, assertion, suggestion, or answer to a question must be supported by strong evidence from the text you are referencing.

#1. Compare and contrast how some of the authors we’ve read this unit approach gender issues in their writing? What techniques do these authors use in their portrayals of these issues, and how effectively does each one make his/her point?

This is the referencing texts

1- Eveline by James Joyce

2- yellow wallpaper by charlotte perkins gilman

Papers should be 4 pages in length minimum, 12 pt. Arial or Times New Roman font, and use standard MLA format

List of authors who you might be interested in using for secondary source fiction:

Edith Wharton

Dagoberto Gilb

Virginia Woolf

Katherine Mansfield

Maxine Hong Kingston

Mary Astell