Strategic Management in the Public Sector

This assignment is to produce a full research proposal (4000 words) developed from the outline described below in the Structure of Research Proposal. The full details of the requirement are uploaded in the Order Files under the title “Assignment Order”. The file contains the requested structure as well as my input on initial thoughts related to the main points, ideas and aims of the topic that the research is investigating and exploring, including items for consideration in developing the sections related to methodology and approach, references, etc. There is an example of a research proposal to be used as a guide (uploaded in the Order Files with the title “RP Example”), that follows the structure required, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Assignment Due Date:
The final deadline for the full research proposal is on 15 Nov 2018. This assignment is divided into Three Phases with individual deadlines to be met in order to allow internal reviews with the academic adviser prior to final submission, as follows:
Phase-1 Deadline: 9 Nov 2018
Draft proposal with all sections outlined and drafted.
Phase-2 Deadline: 12 Nov 2018
Detailed proposal with all comments/amendments/changes/revisions incorporated.
Phase-3 Deadline: 15 Nov 2018
Final Full Research Proposal with all comments/amendments/changes/revisions incorporated. Passing proofread.General Conditions:
1. The written document is free from plagiarism.
2. No spelling or grammar errors.
3. APA Style (6th Edition).Structure of Research Proposal:

Discuss specific situations where the time value of money is applied in personal and professional situations.

Tasks:
1. Share any professional and personal decisions you made in which the concept of time value of money was utilized and include the following:
o The specific decision for which you used time value of money.
o The manner in which you applied the concept.
o The tools you used to complete the analysis, including the timeline.
o An explanation of how using the concept helped you reach a more accurate decision than if time value of money had not been utilized.
Your response should consist of a minimum 1 page and demonstrate critical thinking and analysis.
2. using the appropriate Excel financial functions, do the following:
o Determine the present value of $75,000 discounted at 6% over 6 years.
o Determine the future value of $100,000 invested today at 4% for 5 years.
o Determine what annual payment will need to be invested if you have $10,000 today and want it to grow to $100,000 over 20 years at 4.5%.

Explain how your selections will provide appropriate contract features 25% ? The conditions guiding payment in the NEC 3 ECC conditions of contract 10% ? Their contractual standing in terms of conditions governing contractual programme 10% ?

You are required to design an NEC3 ECC contract and give a sound professional advice to the Chief Executive of Edinburgh City Council on post contract stage issues. The council is planning to build a 9 million Youth and Outreach Centre project in the Leith area of the city. The project will provide a safe space, activities, a gymnasium, and meeting facilities for local teenagers and youth groups, will act as the focal point for the Councils community-based outreach activities and continuous professional development courses. You should outline your assumptions. You are required to write a report to advise the Principal of the HWU: a) The general principle of law governing construction contracts b) Design an NEC3 ECC contract by selecting appropriate Main Options, Secondary Options and appropriate Z clauses to achieve this goal. Explain how your selections will provide appropriate contract features. c) The conditions guiding payment in the NEC 3 ECC conditions of contract d) The contractual standing in terms of conditions governing contractual programme e) Explain dispute resolution methods in NEC 3 ECC contract that can be used for the project and explain the rationale for your choice You are required to have a separate analysis section where you will compare the advice given based on the NEC3 ECC condition of contract (c-e) with a chosen condition of contracts either JCT011 SBC/Q or the FIDIC Red Book form of contract. Mark Allocation for task B ? Introduction 5% ? The general principle of law governing construction contracts 5% ? Design an NEC3 ECC contract by selecting appropriate Main Options, Secondary Options and appropriate Z clauses to achieve this goal. Explain dispute resolution methods in NEC 3 ECC contract that can be used for the project and explain the rationale for your choice 10% ? You are required to have a separate analysis section where you will compare the advice given based on the NEC3 ECC condition of contract with a chosen condition of contracts either JCT05 SBC/Q or the FIDIC Red Book form of contract 25% ? Presentation of report 10% (Layout, structure, visual presentation, use of language, clarity of expression, referencing within text and bibliography)
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Aboriginal Child Welfare (Canada)

1. We call upon the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments to commit to reducing the number of Aboriginal children in care by:
Monitoring and assessing neglect investigations.
Providing adequate resources to enable Aboriginal communities and child-welfare organizations to keep Aboriginal families together where it is safe to do so, and to keep children in culturally appropriate environments, regardless of where they reside.
Ensuring that social workers and others who conduct child-welfare investigations are properly educated and trained about the history and impacts of residential schools.
Ensuring that social workers and others who conduct child-welfare investigations are properly educated and trained about the potential for Aboriginal communities and families to provide more appropriate solutions to family healing.
Requiring that all child-welfare decision makers consider the impact of the residential school experience on children and their caregivers.

How do you believe the WFED PhD program will help you achieve your career objectives (300-400 words)?

Statement of personal career history and objectives for the future: Please describe your work experience, making it relevant to the WFED program (300-400 words):What do you aspire to do upon completing the WFED Ph.D. program at Penn State? Describe the steps you have taken to find out what it takes to be successful after graduating with a PhD (such as interviewing mentors in the job you aspire to do upon graduation, 300-400 words)?

Written statement of research interests: Describe your research interests that are relevant to Workforce Education and Development. Feel free to cite relevant literature and relate your research interests to your career goals (300-400 words).
Which faculty members in the WFED program do you believe can promote your research interests? Why? (300-400 words)
Proposed activities during the PhD study: What do you plan to do while in the doctoral program, in addition to taking courses and passing required exams, that will contribute to making you competitive in achieving the career goal(s) that you have set for yourself? (In other words, what publications, presentations, research projects, or other work do you propose to do while in the doctoral program? (300-400 words)
How do you know, based on interviews with mentors or other professionals, that the work you propose to do in the program will meaningfully enhance your qualifications and make you more competitive in securing your desired career expectations upon graduation? (300-400 words)
A description of research studies conducted: Please list, describe, and cite scholarly or applied research (e.g. literature review, empirical study, reports, etc.) that you have completed which are relevant to your career goals and/or research interests. Describe your contribution to that research. Be sure to cite any research in APA style. (300-400 words)

Discuss how Botox was discovered, its chemical makeup, and how it became famous. Then talk about its other FDA approved uses such as: migraines, excessive sweating, overactive bladder, anal fishers, severe neck spasms, Spina Bifida, and drooling in children with Cerebral Palsy.

Then talk about the future applications of Botox that are not yet FDA approved such as: depression, premature ejaculation, abnormal heart beat, severely cold hands, painful sex and cleft lip scars in babies. Conclude by talking about how Botox has evolved since first discovered and how its used for so much more than cosmetic purposes.Then write about Juvederm, the different kinds they have and what areas of the face those different kinds are used for. Same for Restylane. Also write about how fillers are an art and results very from the doctor or nurse injecting them.

determine the number of customers and average demand per customer for the product in Nanaimo (find some researched evidence to support what share of that product would be yours(avoid grandiose assumptions)).

You are the owner of a gluten-free bakery in Nanaimo. You have a loyal clientele and your product/service is positioned well in the marketplace. The retail price your customers pay for bread or pastry is exactly the same as at your competitors. The wholesale price you pay for your gluten-free flours (from which you make your pastries) has however, just increased by 25%. You know that you cannot absorb this increase and that you must pass it on to your customers. However, you are concerned about the consequences of an open price increase. You must forecast the possibilities of two alternative price-increase strategies that address these concerns. Also to include: consider the external and internal variables that might impact your ability to implement each of these three strategies. Hint: think about the fixed and variable costs of this operation how might these be incorporated in your answer.Document your answer in no more than two pages.You should always have a cover page (no running header on cover) and a reference list. Note: Appendices follow the reference list and page 1 starts after the cover page.Unsure where to start?
1. Think about what you know and what you do not know.
2. Then identify what you need to know and where to get the data.
3. Then get all the data you can.
Phase 2: Once the existing demand is determined, then select two different pricing strategies that you would employ for your product. Describe how you would implement those strategies, how they would differ from each other and discuss how the forecasted demand (units) as well as sales in $ based on your new price would be impacted. Also, identify any costs that would be associated with implementing your ideas.Phase 3: Create a spreadsheet (preferably in excel) for each of the above situations.
a) One showing just the market demand (units) with no price strategy involved assume everyone is equal
b) Create a second spreadsheet for one of your price strategies showing:
i) market demand (units)
ii) total sales revenue (based on one pricing strategy)
iii) COGS
iv) Using your plans to implement one of your price strategies identify any associated costs for your idea
v) Project the demand over at least a 3 year period and estimate the profit per year (it is quite common to lose money the first year or so after implementation-Break Even might take 2-3 years)
c) Create a third spreadsheet for your other price strategy repeating what is in b above.
Phase 4: Write a cover page. Write an introduction to the paper. Write the main body of the paper identifying and describing the two price strategies you intend to use and describe how they will differ in how they impact demand and profitability (feel free to reference your spreadsheets that you put in your appendix). Write a concluding/summary paragraph that determines which of the two proposed pricing strategies would be best, providing an evidentiary explanation as to why. Add a reference list. Add appendices as needed (you can embed excel spreadsheets within a word document just check on a different computer that you can view them properly).

Based on the above supposition and expressed through the concept of mutual-equivalence , critically discuss:

Social categorisation in the employment world is characterised to forms of group dynamics. This in most cases is expressed by the culture and identity of occupational and organisational work systems and subsequently, transmitted to an affiliation based on corporate norms, practices, policies and procedures.
Task

the complexity of corporate culture and worker identity within the context of group, out-group processes.
Note: the assignment is to be applied specifically to the hospitality industry.
General guidelines
You should support your discussions through appropriate use of examples. Therefore, your essay needs to consider:
appropriate theoretical models and frameworks related to corporate culture, worker identity with critical discussions linked to organisational/corporate values and identity;
positive and negative impacts on organisations in the industry;
appropriate use of selected industry examples to demonstrate points made during the
structured essay these can be sector specific or taken from the industry as a whole;
a critical assessment based on present-day operations – including future issues for
the industry from the perspective of: worker identity, the culture-concept and to issues given to the management and development of change.
Assignment Notes:
a) Structured Essay: to be under the headings: introduction, literature review, discussion, conclusion, references / bibliography, no appendices;
b) Referencing of published sources using APA 6th format (http://hud.libguides.com/referencing/guides);
c) Use Times Roman font size 12;
d) Have 1.5 spacing between lines;
e) Include page numbers in the bottom right corner;
f) Be no more than 2500 words;
g) Be written in clear English and free from spelling and grammatical errors;
h) Have a front cover giving: programme, class, module, name of lecturer, title of work,
word count, due date of work and name;