Human resources management week 5 discussion

Part I:
According to the Living Wage Calculator developed by Amy Glasmeier, Professor of Economic Geography and Regional Planning at MIT, the living wage rate for a family of four (two working adults, two children) is $16.54 per hour. What are the implications of raising the minimum wage rate to a livable wage? Do you think the government should increase the federal minimum wage? Explain your answer.
Part II: 
Read Case Study 1. CEO Pandemic Pay…Taking One for the Team or Window Dressing? on page 396 and discuss your answers to the questions.
By Day 5:
Respond to at least two fellow learners in either of the following ways:

Offer additional information based on your professional experience or research.
Post an article or website and summarize why it might provide further insight. 
Offer a contradictory opinion based on research and pose a question to seek further information.
Provide an insight, seek clarification and/or note an omission that might be important.

Return to this discussion to read responses to your initial post. Note what you have learned and/or insights gained from fellow learners’ comments. 

CU Statistics Qualitative Questions Data Analysis Project

Complete this assignment on one Excel sheet. Access and review the Analyzing the Data Set Using Descriptive Statistics [XLSX].Include the following components in your analysis of the data:Analyze the data for questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 (binary questions). Your analysis must have the following elements: Sample Size.Sample Proportion of each response.Bar Chart or Pie Chart.Explore your data a bit further. What are two interesting findings from your survey responses? You might investigate responses for selected variables based on responses to your binomial questions. For example, if the answer to question 1 were Male or Female, and the answer to question 6 were Annual Income, you might examine average annual income for males only and females only and compare these results. Present your findings in an appropriate table, graph, or chart. Then, write in the same Excel spreadsheet a 1–2 paragraph summary of your findings.NotesTechnology: You may need to sort or rearrange your original data file to accomplish some of these tasks. Be sure you keep a copy of your original data file as a backup.Results: Because the survey data generation is done without context, you will have to put aside any preconceived notions about how your data should look. Your task is to analyze, interpret, and communicate the unique results.Binary Question: For the responses to Questions 1–4, you will need to assign the survey responses to 0s and 1s generated for questions 1–4 in columns A through D. The generator automatically generates 0s and 1s for the responses to your binary questions (1–4). The tool does not know your questions or possible responses for these questions. Assign 0 to one of your possible responses and assign 1 to the other possible response. For example, if you asked: “Are you male of female?” you could assign Male = 0 and Female = 1, or vice versa. It is up to you which response to assign 0 and which to assign 1.

Option 6 term paper 2 pages answer

 On the Term Paper This document consists of: 1. Suggested Topics for Papers 2. Notes on Writing papers 3. Bibliography Suggested Topics for Papers You may write on any of these topics without my permission. Try to use at least some secondary literature. If you have a different topic you wish to write on, please consult me. 1. Changing representations of Confucius. At the time of the writing of the Zhuangzi, Confucius was already an ancient and revered teacher. What role does Confucius play in later Warring States texts? 2. Zhuangzis legends about sages are unique in the Chinese tradition. What, for Zhuangzi, makes a person a sage? You may want to discuss the importance of skills, knack, and the mastery of crafts. Give examples to illustrate your discussion. 3. How is an explicit view of human nature fundamental to the ethical and political thought of Xunzi? What was the nature of his disagreements with Mencius on this basic question? (How) does Xunzis view of human nature affect his views on other issues? For example, why is ritual so important to Xunzi, and what does he mean by the term? 4. Warfare was a major concern in Warring States China. Discuss the place of a philosophy of martiality (or its absence) in at least three Warring States texts. You may want to consider the Analects, the early Mohists, the Sunzi, the Daodejing, the Zhuangzi, the Mencius and the Xunzi. Did these writers think that conflict was inevitable? How did mastery of warfare figure in Chinese portrayals of sagacity? 5. Compare the descriptions of dao ?or the Way in the Analects, the Daodejing, the Sunzi and the Zhuangzi. 6. Compare the values of early Confucian ethics (in the Analects, Mencius and/or Xunzi) with one or two Western philosophers’ arguments on the similar topics. 7. Contrast the role of tian or Heaven (the heavens, nature) in at least two texts you have read. 8. Many contemporary scholars have tried to apply virtue ethics to Chinese philosophy. Critically discuss two such attempts. Page 1 of 6 9. Discuss the topic of fatalism as it appears in at least two texts you have read this term. Notes on Papers Structure ? Structure your paper clearly. A good paper is not just a string of quotes. ? Avoid mere description of episodes. ? Relate these points, individually, to the original topic. ? Write an adequate introduction. An introduction should states what you will do, or show in the paper. Otherwise the paper may wander. ? Make outlines and stick to them! ? Be wary of flowing phrases whose exact and literal meaning is not quite clear. Reasoning ? Make your reasoning explicit! Make clear connections in your reasoning. ? Take the time to say (1) everything you mean and (2) nothing you dont mean, and (3) cite specific sources and passages to back up your assertions. ? Try not to mix description and evaluation in one sentence. It makes the logical flow of the arguments unclear. Citations ? Cite exact sources. ? Use a citation format that is conventional for the text you are citing (e.g. Mencius 2A3, Analects 2.8). ? Cite specific passages, rather than making general observations. Formal language ? Avoid language that is too colloquial for a formal paper. ? Try to develop a sense for the flavor of formal, written language. Often students have very good insights but sell them short by expressing them in a way that is better suited to conversation. It is a skill that comes over time. ? An argument in conversation sounds different than an argument in writing. Generalizations ? Avoid vague generalities. No generalization is worth a damn, including this one. ? You can avoid generalizations by using evidence to support statements. Page 2 of 6 ? Overgeneralization and overstatement weaken otherwise good arguments, by drawing you into claims that are impossible to prove. Grammar and spelling ? All papers should be written in correct, university-level English. Pay particular attention to: ? the correct use of apostrophes. ? tense and agreement of subject and verb. ? correct spelling. Spelling errors (especially on important names) make the author sound ignorant, or worse. ? Do proofread your papers for grammar and spelling. Dont trust spell checkers! Other issues of presentation ? Ensure that your paper has a title which should reflect its content. ? Number the pages of your paper! ? Use standard type faces and margins. ? Staple the pages of your paper. If you dont own a stapler, buy one. Procedural Suggestions ? Give yourself time enough to think through carefully what you want to say. ? Go through your notes and decide what passages bear on your argument. ? Use an outline to connect the points you want to make to the passages that back them up, or bear on them. ? If you have particular observations of your own, decide where they fit in, and add them to the outline. ? Write a draft. ? Think about how each paragraph relates to the next. ? Go back to the outline and revise. ? Write another draft. ? Give yourself more time. Page 3 of 6 Bibliography Note: Many of these articles (in boldface) are available on JSTOR. For books, as well as the library, you can often get parts of a book via Google Book search. Allan, Sarah. The Way of Water and Sprouts of Virtue. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997. Ames, Roger T. and David Hall. Anticipating China: Thinking through the Narratives of Chinese and Western Culture. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1995. Ames, Roger T. and David Hall. Thinking From the Han: Self, Truth, and Transcendence in China and the West. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998. Ames, Roger. Taoism and the Androgynous Ideal. In Women in China: Current Directions in Historical Scholarship, ed. Richard W. Guisso and Stanley Johannesen. Youngstown NY: Philo Press, 1981. Cua, Antonio S. The Conceptual Aspect of Hsün Tzu s Philosophy of Human Nature. Philosophy East and West 27 (1977), 373-389. Cua, Antonio S. Competence, Concern, and the Rule of the Paradigmatic Individual (chün-tzu) in Moral Education. Philosophy East and West 42 (1992), 49-68. Cua, Antonio S. Confucian Vision and the Human Community. Journal of Chinese Philosophy 11 (1984), 227-38. Cua, Antonio S. Dimensions of Li (Propriety): Reflections on Hsüntzus Ethics. Philosophy East and West 29 (1979), 373-94. Cua, Antonio S. Ethical Argumentation: A Study in Hsün Tzus Moral Epistemology. Hawaii, 1985. Cua, Antonio S. Ethical Uses of History in early Confucianism: The Case of Hsün Tzu. Philosophy East and West 35 (1985), 133-56. Cua, Antonio S. Hsün Tzu and the Unity of Virtues. Journal of Chinese Philosophy 14 (1987), 381-400. Cua, Antonio S. Hsün Tzus Theory of Argumentation. Review of Metaphysics 36 (1983), 867- 894. Cua, Antonio S. The Quasi-Empirical Aspect of Hsün-tzus Philosophy of Human Nature. Philosophy East and West 28 (1978), 3-19. Davidson, Donald. On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme. in Post-Analytic Philosophy. John Rajchman and Cornel West , eds. New York: Cornell University Press, 1985. Fingarette, Herbert. Confucius: The Secular as Sacred. New York: Harper Row, 1972. Graham, Angus C. Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Ancient China. Chicago: Open Court, 1989. Page 4 of 6 Graham, Angus C. Later Mohist Logic, Ethics and Science. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1978.. Graham, Angus. C. Relating Categories to Question Forms in Pre-Han Thought. In Studies in Chinese Philosophy and Philosophical Literature Albany: SUNY Press, 1990). Graham, Angus. C. Being in Western Philosophy compared with shi/fei and yu/wu in Chinese Philosophy. In Studies in Chinese Philosophy and Philosophical Literature. (Albany: SUNY Press, 1990). Graham, Angus C. The Background of the Mencian Theory of Human Nature. In Studies in Chinese Philosophy and Philosophical Literature (Albany: SUNY Press, 1990). Hansen, Chad. Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy, and `Truth. Journal of Asiatic Studies 44, No. 3 (May, l985): 491-519. Hansen, Chad. Should the Ancient Masters Value Reason? in Chinese Texts and Philosophical Contexts, ed. Henry Rosemont. Chicago: Open Court, 1991. Harbsmeier, Christoph 1989. Humor in Ancient Chinese Philosophy. Philosophy East and West 39.3:289-310. Harbsmeier, Christoph. 1998. Science and Civilization in China. Volume 7 Part 1. Logic and Language. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Hart, Roger. Translating the Untranslatable: From Copula to Incommensurable Worlds. In Tokens of Exchange: The Problem of Translation in Global Circulations. Ed. Lydia Liu. Duke University Press, 1999. Ivanhoe, P.J. Thinking and Learning in Early Confucianism, Journal of Chinese Philosophy 17:4 (December 1990), pp. 473-493. Ivanhoe, P. J. Zhuangzis Conversion Experience. Journal of Chinese Religions. 19 (1991):13- 25. Ivanhoe, P.J. A Happy Symmetry: Xunzis Ethical Thought, Journal of the American Academy of Religion 59:2 (Summer 1991), pp. 309-322. Ivanhoe, P.J. Confucian Moral Self Cultivation. New York: Peter Lang, 1993. Ivanhoe, P.J. , ed., Chinese Language, Thought and Culture: Nivison and His Critics. La Salle, Il.: Open Court Press, 1996. Ivanhoe, P.J. and Paul Kjellberg, eds. Zhuangzi and Skepticism. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996. Lau, D.C. Theories of Human Nature in Mencius and Shyuntzyy, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 15:3 (1953), pp. 541-565. Lloyd, G.E.R. 1996. Adversaries and Authorities: Investigations into ancient Greek and Chinese science. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. Lloyd, G.E.R. 2002. The Ambitions of Curiosity: Understanding the World in Ancient Greece and China. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. Page 5 of 6 Machle, Edward J., Nature and Heaven in the Xunzi (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1993). Nivison, David. Hsun Tzu and Chuang Tzu. Chapter 6 in Chinese Texts and Philosophical Contexts, ed. Henry Rosemont. LaSalle: Open Court, 1991. Nivison, David. Mencius and Motivation Journal of the American Academy of Religion Thematic Issue S, a supplement to JAAR 47:3 (September 1980), pp. 417-432. Raphals, Lisa. 1996. Skeptical Strategies in the Zhuangzi and Theaetetus. In in Zhuangzi and Skepticism. Ed. P.J. Ivanhoe and Paul Kjellberg (Albany: SUNY Press, 1996.). Also in Philosophy East West, 1994 Raphals, Lisa. 1998. On Hui Shi. In Free and Easy Wandering through the Zhuangzi. Ed. Roger T. Ames. Albany: State University of New York Press. Reding, Jean-Paul. 1986. Greek and Chinese categories: A reexamination of the problem of linguistic relativism. Philosophy East and West 36.4 October 1986: 349-374. Reding, Jean-Paul. 1986. Analogical Reasoning in Early Chinese Philosophy, Asiatische Studien 40.1, 40-56. Shun, Kwong-loi. Moral Reasons in Confucian Ethics, Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 16:3/4 (September/December 1989), pp. 317-343. Shun, Kwong-loi, Mencius and the Mind-Inherence of Morality: Mencius Rejection of Kao Tzus Maxim in Meng Tzu 2A:2, Journal of Chinese Philosophy 18:4 (December 1991), pp. 371-386. Van Norden, B.W. Mengzi and Xunzi: Two Views of Human Agency, International Philosophical Quarterly 32:2 (June 1992), pp. 161-184. Volkov, Alexei. 1992. Analogical Reasoning in Ancient China: Some Examples, ExtrêmeOrient, Extrême-Occident 14, 16-45. Wong, David, Is There a Distinction between Reason and Emotion in Mencius? Philosophy East and West 41:1 (January 1991), pp. 31- 44. Wong, David, Xunzi on Moral Motivation. Pp. 202-223 in Chinese Language, Thought, and Culture, ed. P.J. Ivanhoe (1996). Yu, Jiyuan. 1999. The Language of Being: between Aristotle and Chinese Philosophy, International Philosophical Quarterly 39.4: 439-454. Yu, Jiyuan. 2001. Saving the Phenomena: An Aristotelian Method in Comparative Philosophy (With N. Bunnin), in Two Roads to Wisdom: Analytical and Chinese Philosophies. LaSalle IL: Open Court. Page 6 of 6 

Harvard School of Business Biology Question

Out of BalancePart I Individual AssignmentIn this experiment you are attempting to find the most reliable way to estimate the mass of a strawberry without the use of a scale, by first finding a correlation between the height, width and depth (chose your width to be larger than the depth) of a strawberry and its mass. You will take linear measurements of three dimensions of the strawberries in a 1-lb sample and plot them Vs. the mass of the strawberry to determine which if any of the three measurements best correlates to the mass.In this experiment you will record the measurements of each strawberry in a table similar to the following.Strawberry Mass (g) Height (cm) Width (cm) Depth (cm) MEFThe better the correlation between the dimension of the fruit and its mass, the closer the data points will be to forming a straight line. You can judge which dimension most closely correlates with the mass by comparing the plots of each individual dimension Vs. the mass. Excel offers a convenient tool to evaluate your data. For tips on how to use excel watch the video in Canvas.Here is a data sample collected from a 1-lb container of strawberries harvested during a non-ideal harvest season (they were all rather small).Strawberry M (g) H (cm) W (cm) D (cm)1 23 4.2 3.4 3.62 19 3.85 3.52 2.483 17 3.35 3.5 3.164 18 4 3.22 35 16 3.86 3.12 2.786 22 3.72 4.12 2.97 18 3.8 3.78 3.228 23 4 3.48 3.129 18 3.75 3.62 2.6310 15 4.5 3.72 3.1111 17 4.36 3 2.5512 12 3.46 2.8 2.4513 21 3.62 3.51 3.0814 14 4.92 2.81 2.5915 15 3.35 3.28 2.916 13 3.12 3.5 2.2117 18 4.08 3.5 2.9518 11 3.55 2.55 2.3919 16 3.7 3.19 320 10 3.32 2.7 2.5521 9 3.41 3.69 2.4122 12 3.88 2.9 2.823 12 3.81 2.8 2.7524 11 3.54 2.94 2.5425 13 4.1 2.95 2.5526 10 3.5 2.7 2.5It is difficult to assess how well the mass corresponds to each of the linear measurements when they are in table form, but it is significantly easier when the data is plotted.We can see that for this particular data set, the depth has the best correlation (The R2 value is closer to 1). However, none of them correlate particularly well.You will combine the dimensions using simple arithmetic operations to improve the correlation between a number derived from the linear measurements and the mass (for example Height x width x depth, or Height + width + depth, or Height x width/depth, etc.). Whichever combination gives you the most nearly linear plot will be your proposed “mass estimation formula”. You will apply the formula to your data set and show that it works better than the individual measurements. Here is the graph derived from the formula I used (which is secret).The R2 value for this plot shows a 31% improvement over the best linear measurement, and it can be improved further by tinkering with the formula. Your goal is to come up with the mathematical formula that gives you the best correlation.Your Lab report should include your data, your labeled graphs (4 of them) and the mass estimation formula you invented. Be sure to follow the lab report format posted in Canvas.

UCLA Biology Early Primates Lived in The Once Swampy Arctic Essay

Science in the Media Blog Often times, science findings in the media are overinterpreted or misrepresented to have more of an effect on their readers. The purpose of this assignment is to understand how media reports may change our interpretation of scientific findings and to give you the skills to read science media critically.For this assignment, you will need a science news article and the original published paper the article is reporting on. In your lab section’s discussion page, write a discussion post describing the news article about a scientific discovery or concept related to the topics of this class and how accurately that article represents the original findings from the paper it is reporting on. An example of an topics you may review are climate change, evolution, the fossil record, the climate record, and DNA. Try to include in your post what aspects from the original scientific paper the article writers got scientifically correct, and what aspects they got scientifically wrong, misrepresented, or exaggerated! Additionally, be sure to link the original scientific paper and the media report on it.

BU Market Analysis of Healthcare Giants Discussion

the question: How would you define the geographic and product markets of large healthcare organizations such as Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins? What are new competitors’ barriers to entry to those markets?120 response either agreeing disagreeing or relating toThe students response: Both the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Hospital are two of the highest ranking hospitals in the United States (mayoclinic.org and hopkinsmedicine.org). One could even say these hospitals are world renowned. The Mayo Clinic clinic is based out of Rhochester, Minnesota with subsidiaries throughout the United States. John Hospkins operates in much the same way. The geographic market of these hospitals could be seen as international. These hospitals service the local areas but also much of the United States, as patients and physicians seek them out for solving difficult cases. Also, patients from countries with socialized medicine sometimes seek care at these hospitals when timely care cannot be obtained their country of origin. Barriers to entry in these markets could be affected by insurance. Today some insurance companies will only agree for payment of services if those services are rendered by the insurance company’s preferred provider. Walmart has an agreement with the Mayo Clinic that requires all insured employees seeking elective hip or knee surgeries to have them performed at the Mayo Clinic. My assumption is that this requirement is based upon patient outcomes. Therefore, local hospitals have a barrier to this market entry and lose local patients to high performing hospitals. One could say that hopsitals are now truly competing for patients on a global scale. If all major companies begin to follow the lead of Walmart, many community hospitals will suffer. Standards and outcomes of local hospitals must be improved in order to compete with these major hospitals. The Bible reminds leaders to strive for improvement with the following verse: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17, The New International Version). www.Mayoclinic.orgwww.Hopkinsmedicine.org

Best Manager Youve Ever Had Discussion

I don’t understand this Writing question and need help to study. While a “management career” can often seem glamorous, it is really all about people! Successful management is all about being an effective leader for those under you and for whom you are responsible, as well as setting positive performance and communication skills to those above you, such as your manager, and their managers. Take a moment to reflect on various managers that you have worked for over the years.Think about the best manager you’ve ever had.What made him/her so good? Identify and discuss specific qualities.How did the rest of your team (or other employees) feel about him/her?Did he/she appear to be well-liked by higher management?Would you be able to emulate these qualities if you were a manager? Why or why not?What made him/her so bad? Identify and discuss specific qualities.

HSM 480 CSU GLOBAL Theory of Human Service Delivery Essay

Throughout the B.S. Human Services program, students have been introduced to the roles and applications of theoretical models in the development of human services organizations and interventions. In a well-organized critical essay based on the document Case Study of a Human Service Organization identify one theoretical model used in the field of human services that fits the organization as described in the case study.

BU Federal Trade Commission Act Response Discussion

the question: What are some of the ways the Federal Trade Commission Act could apply to a healthcare operation?respond to a students response:The students response: As the population continues to age and healthcare costs rise, hospitals must look for ways to decrease costs and streamline care. One solution to this problem is through the formation of mergers and acquisitions. The hospital at which I am employed is a not-for-profit hospital currently being acquired by a larger not-for-profit system. The acquisition has prompted many changes which include cost reduction and structural changes of the leadership team. The goal is for the acquisition to reduce costs within the organization and perhaps pass along costs savings to patients. In reality, the acquisition may have prevented the smaller hospital from closing its doors.The current market seems to encourage larger healthcare organizations rather than smaller ones. It is important that these larger organizations do not create a monopoly in the market and put smaller hospitals or clinics out of business. The Clayton Act, which states that an acquisition may not substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly, is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (Showalter, 2012, pp. 453-454). If hospitals strive to become more efficient and pass along savings to patients, then the acquisitions serve their intended purpose. However, if the acquisition forces smaller hospitals and clinics out of business, a significant problem exists. Closure of hospitals and clinics, especially in rural communities, limits access to care.Hospitals must also be careful when buying small free-standing clinics and failing to implement a name change or notify the public. This could be seen as “making false claims or misrepresentations” (Showalter, 2012, p. 454). Overall, competition is a tricky subject when dealing with healthcare. If healthcare organizations crush the competition, communities are hurt as patients lose access to care. The Bible reminds leaders to remember others during competition. Leaders would be wise to follow the teachings from Philippians 2:3-4: “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interest, but also to the interest of others” (English Standard Version).Showalter, J. S. (2012). The Law of Healthcare Administration. (7th ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. ISBN: 978-1-56793-644-5.120 word response to the students response either agreeing disagreeing or relating toCite sources if used

Discussion board: right or wrong | CJUS 350 Criminal Justice Ethics

 
Please post your answers to the following questions:

Can an independent thinker be a team player?
Should we admit to doing wrong?
What is the difference between a mistake of the mind and a mistake of the heart?

Dilemma:You are the lead investigator in a double homicide case. You develop a suspect, and during your interrogation, you have the opportunity to lie to the suspect concerning the evidence you have against him in this case. The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld lying to a suspect as an ethical practice in Arthur v. Commonwealth 1997. As a Christian, you know it is a sin to lie. Will you lie to the suspect concerning the evidence you have against him in this case in an attempt to illicit a voluntary confession? This interrogation technique is legally accepted; however, is it moral and ethical?
During this class, we have continued to emphasize the importance of strong character driven leadership. Please provide a biblical example of unethical leadership and describe its consequences. Please provide a biblical example of strong ethical leadership and describe its advantages.