Economic

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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CE) is highly integrated into health care decision making in Australia, Canada and Europe.  It is not as highly integrated into health care decision making in the USA.  Why is CE more integrated in Australia, Canada and Europe than in the USA?  Should CE be integrated into health care decision making?  Explain your answer.

Only (150 words not including citation.) and refrences.

 
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Case study PUB 503

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Many threads entwined, like a handmade quilt, to form a concept of power that encompasses and binds all those that participate. From the very beginning, the point of conception, we are constantly impacted by what appears to be random acts of irregularities observed in the immediate surroundings. We were brought into world torn between the values and activities of our caretakers and those that are held responsible for managing our environment. For the most part if we abide by the norms and rules of the governments and those organizations that hold us accountable, we become basically invisible to those that are in charge.  However sometimes unintended events happen that leaves us helpless to the point we have to reach for those in government to helps us in our hour of need. Depending on who you deal with, an elected official, a career a public servant, or a private contractor, this could turn into a nightmare.

Your case study is to explore how politicians’, career civil servants and those private contractors employed by the government to deal with those challenges in an area of your interest.  This could be problems that deal with the homeless, victims of natural disasters, health challenges, transportation, global warming and a whole host of local and global challenges. Unfortunately the government can’t solve all of our personal problems, but that doesn’t mean they are not allow to help when the opportunity arises.   Enjoy.  

 
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Discussions

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WEEK 3

Discussion Question 1:

Cancer cells divide out of control. Side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy that fight cancers include loss of hair and of the intestinal lining, producing severe nausea. Not that cells in hair follicles and intestinal lining divide frequently. What can you infer about the mechanisms of these treatments? What would you look for in an improved cancer therapy?

Discussion Question 2:

Biological Ethics: At some point in mitosis an embryo becomes viable. In the case of human embryos and the use of embryonic stem cells for therapies, when do you consider the zygote to be a human life?

Week 4

Discussion Question 1:

BIOETHICS: Mendel’s numbers seem almost too perfect to be real; some believe he may have cheated a bit on his data. Perhaps he continued to collect data until the numbers matched his predicted ratios, then stopped. Recently, there has been much publicity over violations of scientific ethics, including researchers plagiarizing other’s work, using other scientists’ methods to develop lucrative patents, or just plain fabricating data. How important is this issue for society? What are the boundaries of thical scientific behavior? How should the scientific community “police” scientists? What punishments would be appropriate for violations of scientific ethics, and why?

Discussion Question 2:

View the article at Live Science on identical twins separated at birth (https://www.livescience.com/47288-twin-study-importance-of-genetics.html).  When considering genotypes and phenotypes, state (using percentages) how much influence you believe each has.  For instance: Genotypes: 50%, Phenotypes 50%; and explain your answer. 

Week 5

Discussion Question 1:

Today, scientific advances are being made at an astounding rate and nowhere are this more evident than in our understanding of the biology of heredity. Using DNA as a starting point, do you believe that there are limits to the knowledge that people should acquire? Defend your answer.

Discussion Question 2:

Some evolutionary psychologists believe that the stronger the male of an animal species, the more likely they were to mate and perpetuate their bloodlines. Do you believe this applies in today’s human cultures? Why or why not?

Week 6

Discussion Question 1:

Both the theory of evolution by natural selection and the theory of special creation (which states that all species were simultaneously created by God) have had an impact pm evolutionary thought. Discuss why one is considered to be a scientific theory and the other is not.

Discussion Question 2:

Both the theory of evolution by natural selection and the theory of special creation (which states that all species were simultaneously created by God) have had an impact pm evolutionary thought. Discuss why one is considered to be a scientific theory and the other is not.

Week 7

Discussion Question 1:

In biological terms, what do you think was the most significant event in the history of life? Explain your answer.

Discussion Question 2:

Think about your own life from a pseudo-sympatric perspective. What behaviors do you exhibit during a normal day that are driven by your environment or location?

Week 8

Discussion Question 1:

Discuss the contribution of human population growth to (a) acid rain and (b) global warming.

Discussion Question 2:

Search for eutrophication and the name of your state. What type(s) of eutrophication occur closest to where you live? What can be done about it?

 
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Implications and Responsibilities of Financing with Debt

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Topic:

Thread: The world of finance teaches that borrowing money can be a high-risk, high-reward option. Scripture has some passages that seem to clearly warn people to be cautious about getting into debt. Read the following Scriptures and write a thread of at least 250 words discussing what the Bible does and does not teach about debt. At minimum, address the following questions:

  1. What are some of the natural consequences of borrowing money?
  2. What is “co-signing” a loan? What advice does the writer of Proverbs have about the wisdom of co-signing a loan?
  3. What are the obligations of anyone who borrows money?

Be sure to reference any Scriptures you use to answer questions. In addition to Scripture, you must cite at least 1 article that addresses the topic.

Scriptures to read (minimum…feel free to find more!): Psalm 37:21; Proverbs 11:15; 17:18; 22:7, 22–27

 
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Innovation and Technology

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  • Four pages are the body of work.  APA format applies.
  • The body should follow this exact outline.  
    • Part 1 – Identify your chosen innovation to discuss.   It may be a historical product, a current technology product, or a process. 
    • Part 2– Identify, from your research, the innovation “TYPE(s)” that were used by the innovator(s).  For your guideline, you may use the “types” discussed in the lecture document.   These would be Disruptive, Sustaining, Research, or Breakthrough.  Identify WHY you have chosen the type(s) that you have chosen. 
    • Part 3 – Identify, from your research, the innovation “SKILLS(s)” that were used by the innovator(s).  For your guideline, you may use the “skills” discussed in the lecture document.   These would be Associative Thinking, Networking, Questioning, Experimenting, and Observation.  Note how associative thinking “drags” all others behind it. 
    • Part 4 – Identify the “creation category” either cultural creation or commercial creation and provide reasoning for your choice. 
    • Part 5 – Wrap up the document with a summary paragraph on your learning perspective of the topic. 
 
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SWOT Analysis

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Case Study : Wish You Wood is a toy boutique located in the main

shopping strip of a resort town near Piney Lake. People who own cabins near the lake or come to visit the local state park enjoy browsing through the town’s stores, where they pick up pottery, landscape paintings, and Wish You Wood’s beautifully crafted wooden toys. For these shoppers, Wish You Wood is more than a store; it is a destination they associate with family and fun. The store’s owners, Jim and Pam Klein, personally select the toys from craftspeople and toymakers around the world. They enjoy their regular customers but believe selling mostly to vacationers has limited the company’s growth. They decided that the lowest-cost way to expand would be to sell toys online. However, after several years, they had to admit that traffic to the store’s website was unimpressive. Thanks to e-mail and Facebook reminders, they were luring some of their loyal in-store shoppers to the site to make off-season purchases, but few other people looking for toys ever found Wish You Wood online. Jim and Pam concluded that the next-best way to sell online would be to partner with Amazon.com. Amazon’s Marketplace service lets other retailers sell products on Amazon. The Kleins signed an agreement to list the store’s most popular items with Amazon. For example, if a shopper is searching for wooden dollhouses, Wish You Wood’s dollhouses will be included in the search results. A customer who chooses to buy from Wish You Wood places the order right on Amazon’s website. Under Amazon’s participation agreement, the listings must be honest and may not link to Wish You Wood’s own website or invite phone calls from customers. In exchange for giving the products exposure on the site, Amazon charges a monthly fee plus a commission on each sale. Initially, Jim and Pam were thrilled about their decision to partner with Amazon. They tracked each month’s sales and compared them with instore sales. In the first five months, sales jumped 45 percent, mainly because of sales on Amazon. Then, suddenly, sales of popular toy train sets, which were particularly profitable, stopped altogether. Puzzled, Jim visited Amazon to make sure the train sets were still listed. To his surprise, he found that the train set was there, at the usual price of $149, listed right after the same set available directly from Amazon, at $129. He and Pam concluded that shoppers were now buying the product directly from Amazon. It appeared that their store had helped Amazon identify a product consumers value. The Kleins worried that they needed a new strategy. If they matched Amazon’s price, they would lose most of the profit on their most popular items. Wish You Wood was too small of a business to negotiate better prices from its suppliers. If the store didn’t match Amazon’s price, it would continue to lose sales at the Amazon site. Jim and Pam wondered whether they should pull out of Amazon altogether or find a way to continue working with the partner that had become a competitor. They also considered rethinking which toys to offer on Amazon.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Prepare a SWOT analysis for Wish You Wood, based on the information given. 

2. Using the SWOT analysis, what general corporate strategy would you recommend for Wish You Wood? Should the store continue or change its current approach?

  • Note: Paper      should be approximately 500-750 words total.
  • APA      format for your citations when writing up the case.
 
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Alternative Dispute

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Read the following scenario: 

Dazzling Dough Co. sells pizza dough to local pizza restaurants. Most of the restaurants buy at least 150 pounds of pizza dough from Dazzling Dough Co. in each order. Jerry’s Pizza contacted Dazzling Dough Co. to purchase 200 pounds of pizza dough, along with some other items. Dazzling Dough Co. sent Jerry’s Pizza a written contract, prepared by Dazzling Dough Co.’s lawyer, stating that “Jerry’s Pizza agrees to purchase 200 pounds of pizza dough, pizza toppings, desserts and soft drinks for $30,000.” Jerry’s Pizza signed and returned the contract.

A few days later, Dazzling Dough Co. sent Jerry’s Pizza 125 pounds of pizza dough and 75 pounds of pizza toppings, desserts, and soft drinks. Jerry’s Pizza contacted Dazzling Dough Co. about the error in the contract and demanded an extra 75 pounds of pizza dough. Dazzling Dough Co. said there was no error, that Jerry’s Pizza signed the contract so they agreed to the terms, and it was not sending the extra pizza dough.

After several attempts to resolve the dispute and a pressing need for dough, Jerry’s Pizza terminated the contract and sent Dazzling Dough Co. a check for $15,000 for the 125 pounds of pizza dough, pizza toppings, desserts and soft drinks. Jerry’s Pizza immediately purchased 75 pounds of pizza dough from another company for $12,000. Both parties are threatening to sue each other for breach of contract. They prefer to resolve the dispute out of court because the contract contains a clause that awards reimbursement of attorney’s fees to the winning party.

The board of directors of Jerry’s Pizza scheduled a meeting with you and other senior management at the company to discuss the dispute. You’ll need to prepare a strategic plan overview (an abbreviated strategic plan, not a full plan) for the board that explains why there is a dispute, suggests various settlement proposals, and provides recommendations on how Jerry’s Pizza can avoid this kind of dispute in the future.

Prepare a 525- to 875-word strategic plan overview to resolve the legal dispute for the board (use the bullet point headings provided below to format your overview) addressing the following:

  • Summary of Dispute 
  • Identify the source of the dispute.
  • Identify each party’s interpretation of the contract language.
  • Identify whether each party’s interpretation is reasonable.
  • Identify any missing facts that would be helpful to know in order to resolve the dispute.
  • Proposed Revisions to Contract Language
  • Recommend specific revisions to the contract’s language so that it is clear what Jerry’s Pizza expected to buy and what Dazzling Dough Co. is required to deliver.
  • Ethical Considerations 
  • Explain the ethical considerations for a company to enforce specific terms of a contract against another company if the other company is mistaken about what was agreed to. Discuss the factors that should be considered.
  • Recommendations
  • Two to three possible settlement options (e.g., pay for the disputed dough, reduce the amount of dough to be purchased, split the difference, refuse to pay, etc.)
  • Two to three methods of dispute resolution (e.g., negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, etc.) that Jerry’s Pizza can propose to Dazzling Dough Co.

Create a one-page visualization to represent the information you provide in this assignment. 

  • Use the Table, SmartArt, or Chart visual representation options available in Microsoft® Word by clicking on the Insert tab located on the ribbon at the top of the window. Locate the Word Help function in the version of Microsoft® Word that is installed on your computer for assistance. 
 
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Duties Of Corporate Directors

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Read the following scenario. 

Fitzgerald Foods is a food processing corporation. In the past year, three directors were forced to leave Fitzgerald Foods after it was discovered the directors breached their legal duties to the corporation. Two of the directors were also officers of the corporation. The chairman of the board at Fitzgerald Foods is concerned that the remaining directors don’t understand their legal duties to the corporation and that new directors won’t understand their duties either. 

You are the chief executive officer (CEO) of the corporation. The chairman of the board asked you to work with the corporation’s legal counsel to create a company policy document for directors and officers about their legal duties to the corporation.

Develop a 700- to 1,050-word company policy (template provided) for Fitzgerald Foods’ directors and officers completing the following:

  • Legal Duties of Directors and Officers (a heading from policy document)
  • Explain the legal duties of directors and officers to the corporation, including the “business judgment rule.”
  • Benefits of Compliance (a heading from policy document)
  • Discuss the benefits of compliance for Fitzgerald Foods.
  • Consequences of Noncompliance (a heading from policy document)
  • Analyze how unethical activity by a director or officer can lead to a violation of a legal duty owed to the corporation.
  • Provide a brief example from a news article or court case within the last three years that demonstrates corporate director or officer liability in the United States.
  • Recommend separately (not a heading on the policy document) to the chairman of the board in 45 to 90 words at least two business risk management procedures that Fitzgerald Foods can adopt in the future to avoid violations of legal duties by its directors and officers.

Use the Fitzgerald Foods Company Policy template as a guide for your policy document. 

Search the internet for examples of completed policy documents using the following search parameters: policy document example, policy document template, policy document format, policy document sample, or any variation you choose. An example may assist you to complete your policy document. 

Cite a minimum of two references according to APA guidelines.

 
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Strategic Plan

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For this assignment, select a real company in the fast food industry.
 

You have just been hired by (your selected company) as its new vice president of strategic planning. The corporation’s performance in recent years as well as the changes with business and economic conditions will be a central focus of your new job.
 

Given the size of the corporation and the fact that it is in a highly competitive industry, the chief executive officer (CEO) to whom you report has already given you permission to hire a staff of recent Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduates to assist you in your efforts. You recently completed the interviewing and hired four people with minimal real business experience.
 

In coming months, you and your team will be creating a completely new—and, presumably, more effective—strategic plan. You plan to begin by holding a kick-off meeting with your team.

Deliverable Length: 1,000–1,250 words

To feel confident that all of the employees in your strategic planning team understand all that you have taught them, you require each to prepare a streamlined version of the key elements of a strategic plan. You require each employee to prepare the following sections of a strategic plan for the corporation’s next 3-5 years:

  • Mission and Vision Statements (Simply copying from an      existing real company is unacceptable.) 
  • Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and      Time-Bound (SMART) Goals and Objectives 
  • Industry Analysis 
  • Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, and      Trends (SWOTT) Analysis 
  • A Perceptual Map 
    • Choose any criteria that you think are important to       plot. 
    • Explain why you picked the criteria. 

Your task is to create a plan, following the same parameters, which will be the sample standard that your employees’ submissions should match.

 
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Interview

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The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to conduct an interview with a manager to enable you to better understand a manager’s day-to-day responsibilities, examine the approaches the manager uses on the job, and identify how these approaches are related to theories and concepts in organizational behavior.

The Interview:

First, you should identify a manager who is willing to be interviewed. For purposes of this assignment, a manager is a member of an organization with three or more subordinates who report directly to him or her. Any type of organization is acceptable.

Second, you should ask the following introductory questions to get general information:

· How long have you been with the company? Held your current position? 

· What are the three most important tasks you are responsible for accomplishing? 

· What do you lime most about being a manager? Least?  

However, the majority of the interview should focus on determining how the man

 
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