Think about a decision you have to make concerning whether to text and drive. Using economics, explain the factors that have caused your demand curve to text and drive to shift over the past 5 years, and indicate in which direction your demand curve has shifted.
Instructions
Think about a decision you have to make concerning whether to text and drive. Using economics, explain the factors that have caused your demand curve to text and drive to shift over the past 5 years, and indicate in which direction your demand curve has shifted. Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Explain the role of staffing to support an organizations strategy and improve productivity.
Assignment 1: Staffing Plan for a Growing Business
You are a former certified education administrator who departed your former position to become the owner of a small, in-home day care consisting of you and a part-time assistant where you care for children from age three (3) to age ten (10). Over the course of time, your demographic population has increased due to significant business growth that has resulted in many families relocating to your area. With more businesses projected to move to the area and the building of new housing developments, it is projected that this growth could be long term.
You have decided that this is a good opportunity to expand your day care business as you have received many inquiries for childcare. In order to comply with your home state regulations, you will require a larger facility and will need to hire additional staff in order to sustain the larger demand for day care. This staff will consist of five (5) Certified Day Care Professionals, one (1) Registered Nurse Professional, five (5) After-School Assistants and one (1) Office Support Paraprofessional. You have secured approval for a bank loan and qualify for future loans for future expansion if your current endeavor is successful. Meanwhile, the state in which you operate has requested that you provide a staffing plan before it will issue licensure for your expanded capacity.
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments.
Select one (1) of the scenarios and write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Identify two (2) types of staffing models that could apply to your chosen scenario and determine which model would be best suited for efficiency, productivity, and possible future growth. Examine the significant effect of each identified staffing model on processes that may be occurring within the organization (e.g., outsourcing, contingent workers, consulting firms, etc.).
Predict the major potential legal issues that you may encounter when establishing equal employment opportunities and diversity within the workplace while still aiming to acquire employees with the needed certifications and credentials. Next, explain the method of achieving transparency within your staffing model. Justify your response.
Specify three (3) tasks that you need to perform to identify, analyze, and develop job requirements and task statements that you will include in formalized job descriptions. Next, predict the frequency with which you would need to review and adjust these job descriptions as your company progresses. Provide a rationale for your response.
Describe three (3) methods to deal with high employee turnover and the availability of employees with required knowledge, skills, or abilities. Next, describe the primary manner in which the described succession-planning methods would be beneficial to your company. Justify your response.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
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 students name, the professors 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:
Explain the role of staffing to support an organizations strategy and improve productivity.
Develop a model for staffing an organization that supports the firms Human Resources Management strategy and sustains productive operations.
Summarize the key legal compliance issues associated with staffing organizations.
Explain the planning considerations for staffing organizations, the use of job analysis, and the components of a staffing plan.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in staffing organizations.
Write clearly and concisely about staffing organizations using proper writing mechanics
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.
Assignment 2: External and Internal Environments
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.
***PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. USE THE QUESTIONS AS HEADERS; MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE CONTENT TO SUPPORT QUESTIONS/HEADERS. PLEASE USE SPELLCHECK FOR ACCURACY.***
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Determine the companys resources, capabilities, and core competencies.
7. Analyze the companys value chain to determine where they can create value using the
resources, capabilities, and core competencies discussed above.
8. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
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; references must follow APA format & include the running head in the assignment. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included as the writing assignment.
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Write and present a multi-paragraph reflective essay about a significant personal experience that involves the pursuit of happiness and/or transcendental ideals, being sure to describe the experience and your immediate response to it, as well as to reflect on the significance of the experience. Explain your significant personal experience.
Brainstorming for your Personal Reflection Essay
Your assignment is to write and present a multi-paragraph reflective essay about a significant personal experience that involves the pursuit of happiness and/or transcendental ideals, being sure to describe the experience and your immediate response to it, as well as to reflect on the significance of the experience. Explain your significant personal experience.
2)How did this experience lead to happiness and/or transcendental ideals?
Briefly explain the pathophysiology of the development of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in a patient
APA format with References
Case Study
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Patient Profile.
N.B., a 34 year-old Native American man, was admitted to the emergency department after he was found unconscious by his wife in their home.
Subjective Data
· Was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus 12 months ago
· Was taking 50 units of insulin daily; 5 units of lispro insulin with breakfast, 5 units with lunch and 10 units with supper plus 30 units of glargine insulin at bedtime
· Has a history of flu for 1 week with vomiting and anorexia
· Stopped taking insulin 2 days ago when he was unable to eat
Objective Data
Physical Examination
· Breathing is deep and rapid
· Acetone smell on breath
· Skin flushed and dry
Diagnostic Studies
· Blood glucose level of 730 mg/dL (40.5 mmol/L)
· Blood pH of 7.26
Discussion Questions
1. Briefly explain the pathophysiology of the development of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in this patient
2. What clinical manifestations of DKA does this patient exhibit?
3. What factors precipitated this patients DKA?
4. Priority Decision: What is the priority nursing intervention for N.B.?
5. What distinguishes this case history from one of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome (HHS) or hypoglycemia?
6. Priority Decision: What is the priority teaching that should be done with this patient and his family?
7. What role should N.B.s wife have in the management of his diabetes?
8. Priority Decision: Based on the assessment data presented, what are the priority nursing diagnoses? Are there any collaborative problems?
Acts 9:36-43A. How does this passage from Acts fit within the metanarrative of the Bible? State what type of story you believe this to be (creation, fall, redemption, or new creation) and explain why you believe this to be so?
BIBLE STUDY PROJECT: CORRELATION TEMPLATEPassage: Acts 9:36-43A. How does this passage from Acts fit within the metanarrative of the Bible? State what type of story you believe this to be (creation, fall, redemption, or new creation) and explain why you believe this to be so? Your explanation should be 1 paragraph (200-300 words) in length. It may be good to review chapter six in Everyday Bible Study in order to recall what each of these four themes are about.
B. How does your principle from Acts 9:36-43 fit with the rest of the Scripture? This principle is the one you have written out in 1-3 sentences in the Interpretation section. If your principle is a true Biblical principle, it will be reflected throughout the Scriptures. Where is the principle discovered in this New Testament narrative found elsewhere in the Scriptures? Your explanation should be 1 paragraph .. Be specific. List, explain, and cite your supporting passage(s) from Scripture.
C. How does this passage from Acts reflect the person and work of Jesus Christ? State and explain at least one way that the principle of this passage identifies something of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Your explanation should beBe specific. List, explain, and cite your supporting passage(s) from Scripture
How would you handle the following situation? You are working as a counselor in a community mental health clinic, you also teach courses at a local community college. A student from your community college Introduction to Psychology course presents at the mental health clinic and demands to see you as his therapist. He states that you are the only counselor in the clinic that he can feel comfortable with.
How would you handle the following situation?
You are working as a counselor in a community mental health clinic, you also teach courses at a local community college. A student from your community college Introduction to Psychology course presents at the mental health clinic and demands to see you as his therapist. He states that you are the only counselor in the clinic that he can feel comfortable with.
You have been tasked with generating a loan approval workbook that will determine if an applicant is eligible for a personal loan and if so, what the loan rate should be based on a set of pre-defined criteria.
Unit 2 Assignment: Case Study 1
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In this case study, you have been tasked with generating a loan approval workbook that will determine if an applicant is eligible for a personal loan and if so, what the loan rate should be based on a set of pre-defined criteria. The bank manager has created the basic layout of the application she wants to use but has asked you to provide the formulas that will drive the initial quote.Refer to the attached document for assignment details and grading rubric.
Determine two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of using electronic recruitment resources over traditional resources
“Week 6 Discussion”
Use the Internet to research companies that utilize external recruiting processes. Next, based on your research and the case study at the end of Ch. 5, determine two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of using electronic recruitment resources over traditional resources (paper resumes/applications, face-to-face interviews, etc.). Provide a rationale for your response. Watch the YouTube video linked in this week’s Business News tab for additional insight
Organizations, like all cultures, must continue to evolve or they stagnate and eventually become obsolete. Describe two or three change management models
Unit5 – Individual Project
Organizations, like all cultures, must continue to evolve or they stagnate and eventually become obsolete.Using change management tools can help an organization to stay vibrant and evolve over time to remain competitive. Research change management models and address the following:
Describe two or three change management models
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Reading Assignment:
Nahavandi, A., chaps. 6 and 9
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12/15/2013 11:59:59 PM (2 Days)
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