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The analysis of the external and internal environment of the company

Part 2. The selection of the main strategic options for growth Part 3. Your strategic solutions for the Airbnb’s ongoing health. In the following paragraphs you will find advice on how to approach the different elements of case analysis in Strategy as reflected in the assignments and how to do well in this assignment. Case analysis in Strategy. Part one. The analysis of the external and internal environment of the company ? Locating the company in its environment. This is where you set the scene, and so you should: – Offer a brief overview of the company (from your own research or the case material provided). – Put the company in its context, which will be international or global. At this point you will start using the various analytical tools available to describe the main opportunities and threats of the environment analysed. PESTEL is the usual tool employed. You should also analyse the characteristics of the industry in which the company competes and here you should employ the 5 Forces of Competition analysis carried out in some analytical depth. – You could emerge from this first analysis with a PARTIAL SWOT analysis, that is drawing out the opportunities and threats facing the firm. ? After having analysed the companys environment, the focus moves to the company itself by conducting an internal analysis where the objective is to identify the capabilities and resources developed by the company. This will be carried out through the application of some well-known analytical instruments, such as the value chain, the threshold and distinctive resources and competencies framework and the VRIO framework. You should be able by now to complete the above SWOT analysis by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your company. ? Finally, you should now be able to define the competitive position of the company in relation to the Generic Strategy chosen. Part two. The selection of the main strategic options for growth You should emerge from this Phase with an inquiry based view of your companys level of business success and what it must do to sustain that success and continuously improve. Which are the main options for growth? To answer this question you can refer to the Ansoff Matrix and if the company is part of a larger diversified corporation – to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix. Somewhere in this phase you will need to appraise the companys financial state of health using well established measures of efficiency and profitability. Thus, you should include a general commentary on the company financial predicament. Part three: Your strategic solutions for the companys ongoing health. Now that you have derived a picture of your Companys state of health, can it be improvedwhat medicine can you offer? So Phase three is about Strategic options for the future. There could be many but which would you recommend and why? Are you happy that your choices are derived from your systematic analysis of the company at Phases one and two? Are they feasible? Can they be resourced? Can they be implemented and sustained?
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Demonstrate the ability to communicate good practice to others Graduate attributes: Professional Skills Perform effectively within the professional environment. Work within a team, demonstrating Interpersonal skills such as effective listening, negotiating, persuading and presentation.

BA (Hons) HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE MANAGEMENT Meeting the Needs of Service Users MODULE Case Study and Reflection Assignment Brief As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Meeting the Needs of Service Users assessment. Learning Outcomes: After completing the module, you should be able to: 1. Assess care needs and formulate desirable and achievable goals and provide a rationale for the structures and systems which support this practice 2. Explore own skills in assessment of needs, relating these to relevant theory. 3. Reflect on individual role in the implementation of care to meet the needs of service users Be flexible and adaptable to changes within the professional environment Assignment Task Case Study: When in his thirties, James had a job, a girlfriend, Karen, and a house. Over time problems developed in his relationship with Karen and he became increasingly unhappy with the way he was treated by his boss. Even though he wasnt happy at work, at the end of his shift he often didnt want to go home because that was even more stressful. James started drinking heavily and as a consequence he got the sack, then Karen left him and he was soon homeless. James has spent three years sleeping rough and struggles to beat his addiction to alcohol. He has been attacked on a number of occasions and this has left him very wary of other people and preferring to be on his own. He has a Staffordshire bull terrier called Molly who is his constant companion and she is getting older now. He has decided that life on the street is becoming too difficult and is not good for Molly his dog so he has gone to seek help at St Giles Trust in Camberwell. As well as agreeing to support James, they have referred him to Southwark Social Services and you are the social worker and care co-ordinator who will be co-ordinating and devising the care plan to assist James. James has expressed his wish to live somewhere safer with his dog, deal with his addiction to alcohol, begin the process of going back to work and he has enjoyed activities in the past such as, playing football and the guitar. Adapted from: Allen-Ringham, R., 2017. LSCB Bath and North East Somerset Local Safeguarding Board. Bath and North East Somerset. LSCB. Available from: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/sitedocuments/Children-and-Young- People/ChildProtection/lscb_information_sharing_guidance_part_2_case_studies_ (Accessed on 4th July 2018) Use the case study to answer the following three questions: Question 1 What are the care needs of this service user and how can they be met in this context? In order for a student to fully achieve this outcome, they must: a) Discuss relevant theories and provide reasons for the structures and systems used to support their argument b) Drawing on their own skills or the skills of others to support their work in deciding what type of care plan would be most useful for this service user and why? Question 2 In the light of limited resources and time, describe and analyse how you could carry out your own work in the implementation of a care plan for the service user, in ways that can best meet their needs in the short, medium and longer term? Question 3 How might you evaluate what has worked and what has not worked, reflecting on your role in the implementation of care to meet the needs of this service user? You must use the AU Harvard Referencing method in your assignment. 15 references and above
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How you would market yourself to a potential employer, and ii. Why marketing is important for your employers survival and prosperity

This report should be between three to five pages in length. Use at least three recent articles or sources of information for your report and include them in your references. Discuss the following in-depth and provide references. a) The role of marketing as a business function, b) Micromarketing and macro marketing, c) The strategic role of marketing for an organization d) The use of marketing concepts in fields other than business such as non-profit marketing and politics, and e) The role of marketing for your career success. Discuss: i.

produce a 1,000-word essay which considers how a theory of power could be applied to the analysis of political outcomes in a variety of settings, as represented in one of three (non-scientific) excerpts: Choose one excerpt from the following texts: S. Fraser The Age of Acquiescence ; or J. Mayer, The Dark Side; or Mike Davis, City of Quartz.

Links to these texts will be provided in the weekly seminar reading (Sem A, week 9). Your essay should be presented in continuous prose and, as above, presented and formatted according to School conventions. It should contain a brief introduction and conclusion, and be accompanied by a bibliography. In preparation for this assessment, students will be given the opportunity to practice the close analysis of scholarly research (using another text) in the seminars in weeks 9 and 10 of Semester A, supported by lectures in weeks 4-7. IMPORTANT: Completion of the Seminar Prep in weeks 9 & 10 on Culley and Angelique article will be important for answering the prompt questions for the Critical Analysis. Guidance on Writing the Critical Analysis As with the review essay, you must avoid simply describing what the authors write. Your goal is to evaluate how a student of politics could apply a theory of power (e.g. Lukes Three Dimensions of Power) to analyse how, in your chosen excerpt, power is either observed (evident) or interpreted as having a substantial effect on some political outcome. It is advisable that you consider how Culley and Angelique apply Lukes’ theory of power to their study of politics of nuclear regulation at ‘Three Mile Island’ and consider how they might interpret the evidence from the excerpt you’ve chosen as a way of testing or evaluating a theory of power. The approach taken to the analysis of the Suskind reading (Week 10) can be applied and extended to your chosen excerpt. It is important to note that none of the excerpts are scholarly academic or specifically politics/political science approaches (Unlike Culley and Angelique) As such, your evaluation should focus less on the merits of the excerpt as a scholarly application of a theory of power. Instead, focus on what kinds of empirical evidence can be observed from the excerpt and could be used as a (limited) form of evidence to evaluate how power works in different dimensions and how one form of power appears to be ‘transacted’ into other forms. What kinds / dimensions of power are evident from the excerpt? From the excerpt, Is there evidence that the three dimensions of power act independently or collectively? You might consider Lukes’ argument (via Culley and Angelique) that dimensions of power tend to be interrelated in ways they describe as ‘cumulative’ and ‘transactive’. Use at least one example from the excerpt to illustrate how dimensions of power may be inter-related and consider why that matters for the study of politics. Consider whether Culley and Angelique’s psychological approach and community focus could be extended to the study of political power at the municipal, state or federal level. You should ensure that your writing is primarily analytical and makes a clear argument when assessing the research. This means that when identifying, e.g., underlying assumptions and the data used, you should limit the descriptive aspect of this to an absolute maximum of one-third of the total word count. You should spend at least two-thirds critically analysing, e.g., how power as exemplified in the excerpt could be analysed, observed or interpreted in systematic ways as exemplified in the Culley and Angelique. In other words, how might Culley and Angelique analyse the forms of power evident in the excerpt? In terms of structuring the essay, weak responses just mirror the structure of the article, going through it step by step and commenting upon each section. Strong responses are like any other essay: they lay out an argumentative analysis from the beginning and then try to persuade the reader of their main points, before concluding. A (good) basic structure might be based on Theory, Evidence, Theoretical (TET) components: Use the Introduction to summarise the political context in which the excerpt is drawn (e.g. Urban development in Los Angeles for Davis in City of Quartz) and then briefly outline the steps you will take in the rest of the essay to develop your main argument re power. Outline the main elements of Lukes’ theory of power (1 paragraph) Summarise how others (esp. Culley and Angelique) attempt to analyse power (1 paragraph) Present evidence from the excerpt that could be used to illustrate, support, refute (depending on your evaluation) how power impacts political outcomes (e.g. planning, zoning, regulation, spending, legislation) and how Culley and Angelique might critique the excerpt or propose to measure the forms of power more systematically (reliably) – (2 or more paragraphs). For instance, in the Meyer text, is there evidence that the neo-con influence on 2nd DOP (Office of Legal Council) ‘transact’ into ideological power (3rd Dimension) to justify non-adherence to international law? What additional types of evidence would be needed to support a Three Dimensional theory of power? In the Fraser text, is there evidence that 1-D ‘electoral/lobby’ power; 2D ‘legal/organsiational’ and 3D ‘ideological’ (eg. pro-market, anti-communist) were related? Is there evidence of structural forms of power (e.g. socio-economic class; industrial to post-industrial production; finance capitalism) were influential in explaining political outcomes? Conclude (1 paragraph ) by considering theoretical implications for studying power: For example, consider how the application of a theory of power to the study of real-world politics presents both opportunities for understanding (e.g. description of cumulative and transactive forms/dynamics of power) as well as methodological obstacles to observing or evaluating power.
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Considering that the company will be expanding from one (1) floor to three (3) floors in the very near future you, as the CIO, are responsible for the design of the infrastructure and security protocols.

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: an infrastructure document and a revised Gantt chart or project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. The infrastructure which encompasses the network solution and security considerations is a major consideration for your company. You have been tasked with designing a network that is stable, redundant, and scalable. In addition, speed and reliability are important considerations. Assumptions should be drawn regarding network usage in relationship to network services and resources. All the established criteria that were set at the onset should be adhered to within your plan. The network solution that is chosen should support the conceived information system and allow for scalability. The network infrastructure will support organizational operations; therefore, a pictorial view of workstations, servers, routers, bridges, gateways, and access points should be used. In addition, access paths for Internet access should be depicted. Additionally, the security of the network should be in the forefront of your design because protecting your data is a primary consideration.

Is there evidence of structural forms of power (e.g. socio-economic class; industrial to post-industrial production; finance capitalism) were influential in explaining political outcomes?

1000 word essay Guidance on Writing the Critical Analysis you must avoid simply describing what the authors write. Your goal is to evaluate how a student of politics could apply a theory of power (e.g. Lukes Three Dimensions of Power) to analyse how, in S. Fraser The Age of Acquiescence , power is either observed (evident) or interpreted as having a substantial effect on some political outcome. It is advisable that you consider how Culley and Angelique apply Lukes’ theory of power to their study of politics of nuclear regulation at ‘Three Mile Island’ and consider how they might interpret the evidence from the excerpt as a way of testing or evaluating a theory of power. It is important to note that S. Fraser The Age of Acquiescence is not scholarly academic or specifically politics/political science approaches (Unlike Culley and Angelique) As such, your evaluation should focus less on the merits of the excerpt as a scholarly application of a theory of power. Instead, focus on what kinds of empirical evidence can be observed from the excerpt and could be used as a (limited) form of evidence to evaluate how power works in different dimensions and how one form of power appears to be ‘transacted’ into other forms. What kinds / dimensions of power are evident from the excerpt? From the excerpt, Is there evidence that the three dimensions of power act independently or collectively? You might consider Lukes’ argument (via Culley and Angelique) that dimensions of power tend to be interrelated in ways they describe as ‘cumulative’ and ‘transactive’. Use at least one example from the excerpt to illustrate how dimensions of power may be inter-related and consider why that matters for the study of politics. Consider whether Culley and Angelique’s psychological approach and community focus could be extended to the study of political power at the municipal, state or federal level. ? You should ensure that your writing is primarily analytical and makes a clear argument when assessing the research. This means that when identifying, e.g., underlying assumptions and the data used, you should limit the descriptive aspect of this to an absolute maximum of one-third of the total word count. You should spend at least two-thirds critically analysing, e.g., how power as exemplified in the excerpt could be analysed, observed or interpreted in systematic ways as exemplified in the Culley and Angelique. In other words, how might Culley and Angelique analyse the forms of power evident in the excerpt? In terms of structuring the essay, weak responses just mirror the structure of the article, going through it step by step and commenting upon each section. Strong responses are like any other essay: they lay out an argumentative analysis from the beginning and then try to persuade the reader of their main points, before concluding. A (good) basic structure might be based on Theory, Evidence, Theoretical (TET) components: Use the Introduction to summarise the political context in which the excerpt is drawn (e.g. Urban development in Los Angeles for Davis in City of Quartz) and then briefly outline the steps you will take in the rest of the essay to develop your main argument re power. Outline the main elements of Lukes’ theory of power (1 paragraph) Summarise how others (esp. Culley and Angelique) attempt to analyse power (1 paragraph) Present evidence from the excerpt that could be used to illustrate, support, refute (depending on your evaluation) how power impacts political outcomes (e.g. planning, zoning, regulation, spending, legislation) and how Culley and Angelique might critique the excerpt or propose to measure the forms of power more systematically (reliably) – (2 or more paragraphs). For instance, in the Meyer text, is there evidence that the neo-con influence on 2nd DOP (Office of Legal Council) ‘transact’ into ideological power (3rd Dimension) to justify non-adherence to international law? What additional types of evidence would be needed to support a Three Dimensional theory of power? In the Fraser text, is there evidence that 1-D ‘electoral/lobby’ power; 2D ‘legal/organsiational’ and 3D ‘ideological’ (eg. pro-market, anti-communist) were related? Conclude (1 paragraph ) by considering theoretical implications for studying power: For example, consider how the application of a theory of power to the study of real-world politics presents both opportunities for understanding (e.g. description of cumulative and transactive forms/dynamics of power) as well as methodological obstacles to observing or evaluating power. Link https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1478-9299.2006.000100.x 4 PDFs
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Is the material organized properly for the authors purpose? Is there a clear thesis? Is the thesis arguable and sufficiently narrow in scope? Are the paragraphs well-developed, following an appropriate structure?

2. Is the essay free of grammatical and mechanical errors? Has the author proofread the work for obvious errors? Is the essay well written with well-constructed and effectively varied sentences? Is the diction appropriate for the audience? 3. Does the author present all relevant sides of the issue? Is the authors position clearly stated? Does the author have valid reasons for that position? Are the authors claims supported with sufficient evidence? 4. Are the sources the author has chosen relevant, authoritative and correctly documented? Does the paper follow MLA guidelines for student papers?
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