What number of visits is required to break even?
You are considering starting a walk-in clinic. Your financial projections for the first year of operations are as follows:Revenues: $400,000Wages & Benefits: $220,000Rent: $5,000Depreciation: $30,000Utilities: $2,500Medical Supplies: $50,000Administrative Supplies: $10,000Assume that all costs are fixed, except supply costs, which are variable. Furthermore, assume that the clinic must pay taxes at a 20 percent rate.a. Construct the clinics projected P&L statement.b. What number of visits is required to break even?c. What number of visits is required to provide you with an after-tax profit of $100,000?
From an ethical perspective, describe the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of Nortel.
MGMT314: Week #8 Paper:INCLUDE AN ABSTRACT5-6 page PaperFor this assignment, you should focus on the reading material for weeks 1-7 and YOU MUST READ the NORTEL CASE STUDY that is in the resources section of your classroom It is also on page 535 of your text and in the resources tab in our classroom. If you choose, you may also research the library for additional background about Nortel (If you choose to do some additional research).The breakdown of your paper should be as follows:Introduction of Your Paper:Provide an introduction of the topics that you will discuss below (Base your introduction on our reading material from weeks 1-7-It is basically all of the reading material from our class)Body of your paper: (5-6 Pages total in length)-Your thoughts should be supported with key words from our text. You must answer all five questions below and include AT LEAST THREE key words from our text when responding to EACH QUESTION. That means that you would use 15 of the key words in our text for this paper. This will show me that you are attempting to support your thoughts with key material from our text and that you are able to apply the material from our class. The five required questions are as follows:1. From an ethical perspective, describe the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of Nortel.2. What mechanisms should be put in place to better align managers with the interests of shareholders?3. Would you describe the meltdown of Nortel more as a failure of people or of capital market processes?4. What happened to Nortel is similar to what happened to WorldCom and Enron in the early 2000s, and to Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, and many other banks during the 2008 financial crisis. Why do businesspeople keep making the same mistake?5. Discuss how to prioritize the following remedies to stop such recurrences: business education, regulation of accounting/financial markets, regulation of incentives, or regulation of punishment. Also, tell me your thought process about your decision about priorities.Save your review as Last Name-Week #8 Paper.docPaper Format:A. Title Page Include a title page with your name, student number, title of your review, course number, course name, session, section, semester and date.B. Introductory Paragraph Include an introductory paragraph.C. Font and Spacing Use Arial or Times New Roman 12 pitch font with double spaced lines.D. Length Write a 5-6 page review not including the title page and citation page.E. Reference Page Include all sources on a Reference pageF. Utilize the APA Style for the review and to documenting sources.G. Punctuation, essay format (thesis, supporting paragraphs with transition and topic sentences, and summary) grammar and documentation count toward your grade.Reference for the text book the case study is in.Collins, Denis.Business Ethics: How to Design and Manage Ethical Organizations. Wiley, 09/2011. VitalBook file.
Have real-time dashboards replaced the traditional business report? Justify your answer.
Please respond to the following:Read the article, Business Value Dashboard Then, find an organization that has adopted a real-time dashboard for its internal use within the last three years. Do not repeat examples from the textbook.Please respond to the following:What are the most important parts of this dashboard?How do these parts help the business managers? How do they help the individual contributors?Have real-time dashboards replaced the traditional business report? Justify your answer.https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/support/Business%20Value%20Dashboard%20(BVD)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3omZvfqegs&t=24s
What additional tips or budgeting strategies do you use that were not mentioned in this article?
Please read the article Make a Plan to Manage Personal Finances by Michael Scheibach found in the Course Materials. This article lists 10 money saving strategies. Choose three of these strategies and discuss how they will help your personal budget? What additional tips or budgeting strategies do you use that were not mentioned in this article?
When Does Personal Empathy-Bias Occur in Professional Settings and What are Effective Ways to Manage it?
Discussion: When Does Personal Empathy-Bias Occur in Professional Settings and What are Effective Ways to Manage it?You have been invited throughout this course to explore personal empathy-bias about the legal topics and issues that we have explored and analyzed. Being aware of ones empathy-bias and setting these aside at work is an important part of abiding by ethical guidelines in our field. When serving the legal system or while in other professional settings, ethical guidelines require that forensic psychology professionals be fair, objective, and unbiased. To do so, being aware of ones empathy-bias can be an important first step in setting aside personal opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints in order to be faithful to these ethical requirements.To prepare:Review the Learning Resources, especially content related to empathy-bias and ethical guidelines.Reflect on:Topics throughout the course and those in which you had the most trouble managing your empathy-biasOther topics or work tasks that are most likely to elicit empathy-bias that might be challenging to manageEthical guidelines that might be at risk if your empathy-bias is not managedHow management of your empathy-bias could empower you to contribute more effectively to social changeStrategies to manage your empathy-bias, noting that different strategies might work better for different topics
Identify and describe at least four challenges that therapists need to overcome as they develop and implement suicide prevention programs when working with Native American communities.
https://youtu.be/mGQoEBKEsxY<Describe the reasons Dr. Mitchell Katz and Mark Trotz want to see the government identify housing as a valid direct healthcare cost. Why is Bruce Vladek opposed to this idea? Discuss what your thoughts on the idea are. Explain which ideas and personal experiences inform your current viewpoint.<https://youtu.be/ZRpJaap-En0<Identify and describe at least four challenges that therapists need to overcome as they develop and implement suicide prevention programs when working with Native American communities.<Identify and describe at least four strategies that will improve the success of suicide prevention programs when working with Native American communities.<Explain the difference between evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence. Why does program specialist, Doreen Bird believe evidence-based practice might not be the best practice for suicide prevention among Native Americans?
recommend the desirable course of action or policy in terms of the conceptual framework.
This position paper should not be a simple summary of the case. The cases include questions following each of them, which provide an indication of what your position paper might address. However, write your position paper as an organized essay, not as responses to the questions. Required format:1) Maximum length is three pages double spaced:2) summarize the most important facts surrounding the case:3) identify the key issue or issues in terms of the relevant conceptual framework;4) recommend the desirable course of action or policy in terms of the conceptual framework.Do not cite. and Plz check fro plagiarism
Describe the elements of entrepreneurship.
The first assignment paper has you researching and applying your reading this week to a Company that symbolizes the entrepreneurial spirit. So, you will be researching TOMS® Shoes and the Founder/Chief Shoe Giver, Blake Micoskie, in responding to the assignment questions that follow. TOMS® Shoes, as an online seller of shoes, has a unique marketing philosophy that is based on a considerable level of corporate responsibility and philanthropy. Their shoes are primarily sold online and for every pair of shoes a person buys, a pair of shoes is provided to a child in a developing country. As a starting point for your research, you might want to visit their website at http://www.toms.com/In pulling your minimum 2-page response section together, you will want to respond to the following questions (based on our ebook reading and using qualified research sources) and respond to each question in the order asked.Describe the elements of entrepreneurship.Describe how the key elements of entrepreneurism (as outlined in your reading and based on your qualified research sources) have influenced the Founder of TOMS®?Explain how social responsibility and social entrepreneurship play a role in how TOMS® is structured to achieve their profit motive and positive social goals simultaneously.By using and expanding on the Dream Scale, that is found in your ebook reading this week, apply this framework to how this would be applicable to a business that you would like to open in the future.In follow-up to the 3rd question, how can you personally apply the principles of social responsibility and social entrepreneurship to the business that you would like to create?
given your experience do you think in the past 20 years anything has changed in our system? If so, what? If not, why have things remained the same?
Savage Inequalities: Children in Americas Schoolsis a book written byJonathan Kozolin 1991 that discusses the disparities in education between schools of different classes and races. It is based on his observations of various classrooms in thepublic schoolsystems ofEast St. Louis,Chicago,New York City,Camden,Cincinnati, andWashington D.C.. His observations take place in both schools with the lowest per capita spending on students and the highest, ranging from just over $3,000 inCamden,New Jerseyto a maximum expenditure of up to $15,000 inGreat Neck,Long Island.In his visits to these areas, Kozol illustrates the overcrowded, unsanitary and often understaffed environment that is lacking in basic tools and textbooks for teaching. He cites the large proportions of minorities in the areas with the lowest annual budgets, despite the higher taxation rate on individuals living in poverty within the school district.Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savage_Inequalities&oldid=601088529(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.DirectionsYou will read an excerpt from Savage Inequalities. For this writing assignment:Summarizein your own words the following from the article:Irl Solomons history classJennifers views on schools in poor area (Bronx & East St. Louis)Contrast East St Louis with the school in Rye, New YorkAfter your summary, include your own perspective/opinion about this article. For example, given your experience do you think in the past 20 years anything has changed in our system? If so, what? If not, why have things remained the same?It should be two pages long and no plagiarism
What are three advantages and three disadvantages associated with conducting qualitative research? Discuss why they are considered advantages and disadvantages.
Week 1 Discussion 1Historically, pure scientists have viewed qualitative research as inferior to quantitative research. What is your opinion on this position? Explain your answer.wk 1 Discussion 2What are three advantages and three disadvantages associated with conducting qualitative research? Discuss why they are considered advantages and disadvantages.
