case study
· Prepare 1,500 word paper in proper APA format and provide at least 7 peer-reviewed references.
· Explain, discuss, and analyze the staffing activities in the case.
· Include concepts that will contribute to best practices in staffing while adhering to laws, ethics, cultures to ensure an effective human resources strategy.
Nursing related
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300-400 words
Topic 1: Reflection
Discuss your commitment to excellence as a leader in practice and partner in care. Focus on three of the following in your response:
excellence in patient and family care
primary secondary and tertiary intervention
community and population-based care
global health
culturally competent care
legal and ethical practice
continuum of care
evidence-based care
nursing leadership
Essay
Persuasive Essay Rough Draft
This essay explores the persuasive mode, one of the more common kinds of writing you’ll experience throughout your college and professional career. Your goal is to persuade your audience to consider your position on a controversial subject. Understand, there is seldom a definitive right or wrong answer in anything. You should anticipate the real possibility that some of your readers will not initially agree with you on your stance. Part of this essay requires that you take opposing viewpoints into consideration when making your argument. By truthfully representing the strengths of your opponent’s point of view, you show that you have considered more than one option when making your decision. This gives you more clout with your audience.
Criteria
The rough draft of your essay should contain the following basic features:
A well-defined issue that is controversial by nature
A clear thesis statement that demonstrates the position you will be taking throughout the essay
A treatment of at least three reputable sources, at least one drawn from the EBSCO database, and at least one of them supporting your claim
A counter argument with at least one credible source defending the opposing viewpoint
A refutation to or compromise with the counter argument
If you have any difficulty finding sources in EBSCO, please contact the Grantham librarian at library@grantham.edu
In addition to the above, the rough draft of your essay should be:
From 900 to 1200 words in length, typed in Times New Roman, 12pt. font, double-spaced, with one inch margins
Written primarily in third person
Edited for spelling, mechanical, grammatical, and typing errors
Distinguish between reliability and character-based trust. Why is character-based trust critical in collaborative relationships?
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Distinguish between reliability and character-based trust. Why is character-based trust critical in collaborative relationships?
250 words
Quality Management Disc
The Human Role
If you are not currently employed, you may use a previous employer or a fictional company.
Your initial response should be a minimum of 150 words. Your work should be in your own words and should include research to support your response. Be sure to avoid Wikipedia as a resource as this is not a reliable source. Include your resources at the end of your response
OPINION
Intercultural Conflicts of International Marketing Activities – From the Perspective of Chinese Companies
Culture plays very crucial and important role in international marketing strategy. Every nation, community has different acceptable norm for marketing. Religion, language, life style, beliefs make marketing different for every culture. Marketing same item to two different countries may be difficult. Therefore marketing experts should consider the cultural differences while developing strategies.
As an example to the cultural difference is; fruit serving size in supermarkets. If an investor wants to sell fruits sliced and shirked to portions for only individuals in Turkey, it may not work as in USA. This may be due to family eating culture differences. In Turkey, people are more family oriented so they eat together, servings of the fruit are bigger and demand is heavier on whole fruits rather than sliced and packed ones. In that sense marketer should weight the investment on more whole fruit than sliced ones.
In terms of considering cultural differences, Coca Cola does great job during holy month of Ramadan. On the commercials they show that as Coca Cola has been part of the fast breaking (iftar) table for long time. This made people feel that this foreign company has been part of the culture and embraced by community as theirs.
Global companies should develop strategies accordingly regarding culture and the norms of the targeted society. A product label saying that “recycle or green product” may not be too important in developing countries. On the other hand this label may increase sales on developed countries where community is more concern about environment.
Language similarity and familiarity of the used language with daily life is very important. If the right words are picked to market a product it may boost the sales. Such that if a marketing slogan or motto is merged with known proverb of the culture, it will built reputation easier. Otherwise implementing new motto and using a slogan with words different from daily life is risky. When picking up these words for slogan or motto, marketers should watch out the consequences of the unknown or misunderstanding words.
Foreign company which tries to break into a new market also promotes change. The concept of change may be little blurry for the targeted society. This is because not all cultures are willing to change their traditional ways of thinking and living. When company tries to promote change of consumption, they shouldn’t cross the line of cultural change. Which means that the society shouldn’t feel anxious about their culture is changing. The message should be that ‘this is a new product and it is good’. If the balance is not done carefully, it may backfire from society and company may face consequences.
Any company who is willing to open up to foreign markets globally, they should carefully watch cultural differences and norms of society with balanced strategy, so it may open the doors of success. Adopting new ways of marketing to foreign markets will strengthen the companies’ flexibility.
OPINION
An Export-Marketing Model for Pharmaceutical Firms
Internationalization is a way to expand the company with international marketing over the borders. As the article states company should use opportunities in target markets based on realistic evaluation of internal strengths and weaknesses with analysis of macro an microenvironments in order to gain presence in other countries.
Pharmaceutical export demands more close attention compare to other exported goods. In health care products the item is selected by professionals and consumed by society, which means that there is someone else as a marketer of the item. Besides getting accepting from the professionals, the investor company should coop well with the regulations in order to achieve success, this is because hosting country want to make sure investor is caring the health of country and providing accurate solutions.
Best marketing strategy for health care products depends on the examination of the health care system and putting human health and life upfront on strategy. This way while company will give the impression of a “caring people” image to society on the other hand altering them accordingly to target market will ease to manage the strict regulations. To open up a new market Rahman models four steps can be followed thoroughly. This way prior to internationalization to a new market, the mindset of the corporation will be ready for the adventure.
According to the research, the best internationalization for pharmaceutical items for Iran is combination of four different models and altering the whitelock model. This is true for many other countries as well. The models of one successful prototype may not be applied in all investments especially in health care business.
Any company who is trying to cross their country borders, first they have to build their mind set accordingly. This could be longer analysis process or partnering with other companies within the market. Beside the financial calculation, the risk of internationalization must be considered in many other factors including regulations, culture and beliefs.
In Iran case the prework is the similar to other target markets, what makes the internationalization towards Iran is the diplomatic sanctions and the specific area of health care. Sometimes in those societies, a western company can be seen as an invader rather than an investor. In this sense company should do their homework very carefully before jumping in market.
In my opinion, internationalization is a risky but required factor for companies. On one hand market area is expanded and the brand may become global, on the other hand the risk of failure may show weakness to competitors.
Developing Effective Marketing Strategies for the
Japanese Market: A Review of the Literature
OPINION
As every foreign economy Japanese economy is resistant to foreign companies input to their domestic market. Some companies have many attend to find opportunity into this newly opened up area especially after 1990s.
Japanese market can be seen as a door to Asian markets as well as an area to do research and development. Compare to other markets, Japanese consumers are relatively wealthier. On the other hand this market will enable the companies’ globally strategic goals and support the expansion. But as every expansion and new area there were success and failures in this field.
One of the assumption that companies had was, all Asian market were same, but actually Japanese market required some localized adaptations. These adaptations could be such that strategically and logistically partnering with locals and marketing with the flavor of the culture. Many companies oversee these adaptations processes and resulted in failure. This failure can be such that ordered items shipped late, or catalogs were in foreign currency, or there were no Japanese manuals for items. Also such companies like Nestle adapted local taste for consumers, and as cake mixing company adjust their recipe for rice cookers for their success.
While many foreign companies are rushing to enter Japanese market, to help this call, government eased on regulations. One example is Office depot had its first store in 1997 and by end of 2001 they opened fifty more store around the country. With many of foreign investors coming to Japan, the chemistry of Japanese market has been changed as well.
According to research, with the global companies are rooted in county more, and regulations are becoming easy, the innovation with technology improved as working conditions. Also these big investment companies are merging with local ones and gives opportunity to grow local ones as well. Better conditions of work environment provide areas of innovation and broader thoughts.
Opening to Japanese market mandates same risks and requirements for many other countries, and companies should alter their products and the way they market according to habit of local buyers.
In my opinion as every foreign country, Japanese market has risk also. As stated in article there are good examples of fail and success stories from previous companies. If they happened to be examined carefully and planned accordingly, Japanese market seems very promising for future and it still has room for new incomers. The success lays on the way of staying and thinking globally and marketing locally.
OPINION
Translation is a journety between two different things. During this journey some road accidents may happen. Such that from Chinese to English publications may give different meaning if the words are not chosen correctly during translation.
In the article, they emphasise on carrying message of the article headline to the graph headline. The headline must be an atttactive and attention grabbing for the reader. This will be the first step to engage reader. Secondly is the keep reader not bored from simple texts. To entertain them graps which are colorful and visually pleasing is the key. These graphs must include headlines which can have with an array of rhetorical devices such as allusions, metaphors, and parodies. Also these graph headlines should be related with the headline of the article.
Nowadays people are more tended to have visual compliance rather than simple plain text. Therefore to improve sales, editors, page designers with marketers must take this trend into account. Useing a appropiate headline with realted graph headline may improve the apperance and carry the message to reader much better way. As stated in article this haas ben proved by Economist magazine layout.
However, as seen in Chinese magazines there are less grahs and more plain graph headlines. This cultural norm of Chinese publishing limits the audience for magazine. To change this concept of news all the sudden may backfire as well. I think gradual change in layout with related graph headlines will have better outcomes.
Since the world is becoming more global, new generation is more aware of the new trend of magazines, therefore their mindset is more ready to accept new way of graph headlines, which these headlines could have classical idioms and terms to create irony. Actually using classical terms may broden the spectrum of the change in graph headlines and get more accceptance from Chinese community.
Visual apperance of items in market is very important for sales, this argument is walid for magazine sales as well. Representing data with graph gives the main idea in a shorter and carries message in an entertaining way. So, the link between main idea, headline and graph headline must be knotted well so reader can enjoy and sales can increase.
unit 3 discussion -The Stanford Prison
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Conformity and Obedience
The Stanford Prison Experiments were some of the most famous studies on conformity and obedience in modern history. Go to this link to learn more about these experiments.
Part 1
Answer the following questions:
Some of the prison guards in this experiment exhibited cruel and violent behaviors. According to participants, this behavior was very different from their typical behavior. How would you explain this phenomenon?
Do you think that anyone participating in this experiment would have handled this situation in a fashion similar to those who participated? Explain your answer.
In your opinion, did Zimbardo’s work on this experiment contribute to a deeper understanding of society? Explain your answer.
Part 2
Review the American Sociological Association’s (ASA’s) Code of Ethics regarding the following research ethics topics:
Professional Competence
Integrity
Professional and Scientific Responsibility
Respect for People’s Rights, Dignity, and Diversity
Social Responsibility
Answer the following questions:
Was the Stanford Prison Experiment “ethical” according to the ASA’s Code of Ethics?
Was the controversy worth the findings that this study revealed?
Part 3
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
References
Zimbardo, P. H. (2014). Stanford Prison Experiment. Retrieved from: http://www.prisonexp.org/
American Sociological Association. (n.d.). ASA code of ethics. Retrieved from http://www.asanet.org/about/ethics.cfm
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
GSM 2 Page Paper
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Ashford 5: – Week 4 – Assignment
Mobility, CDMA, and GSM
In a paper of at least two pages (excluding the title and reference pages), discuss a minimum of three mobile web applications that are familiar or that you use regularly. Describe the differences between CDMA and GSM. Discuss how CDMA and GSM support the mobile web applications you identified. Provide examples to support your discussion.
In your paper, you must use at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook, and be formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Team Performance
I need help with these questions. Thanks.
1-Team Performance
How do cultural, gender, and other differences affect the way people work in teams? How might these differences help enhance team performance?
2-Problem-Solving
What is the most difficult problem you have had to overcome when working in a team? What problem-solving steps did you take to resolve the issue? What are two additional techniques you could use to resolve your problem, and how could you use them?
3-Watch “The Team.”
Prepare a list of reflective thoughts from the video that you can share in a class discussion on the topic of team communication. In your work life, have you ever worked with others to manage a project? What did that entail? How could the communication have been improved? What worked well?
Discuss your reflections regarding teamwork and how you have approached it in the past, and how you may improve your contribution to team communication in the future. View The Team
Small Team and Group Paper
I need help writing this paper. Please make sure that this paper is writen in your own words and not word for word from any other websites. Also please make sure that this paper is in APA format. Thanks.
Recall a small team or group you have been a part of.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper about your experience. Include the following:
Provide a brief description of the team or group. How many members did it include? What was its purpose?
Describe the behaviors the team or group exhibited as it went through each stage of development.
Describe a problem the team or group encountered. What steps were taken to address and solve the problem? Was the team or group able to generate a successful solution? Why or why not?
Discuss the influence that leadership–or the lack of leadership–had on the team’s or group’s ability to solve the problem. What style of leadership did the leader exhibit? What problem-solving steps were taken to resolve the situation? What steps would have produced better results?
Explain whether the team or group was effective. Support your position by discussing goals, roles, ground rules, norms, and characteristics your team or group displayed. How did these characteristics affect the team’s or group’s ability to accomplish its purpose and solve the problem it encountered?
Analyze how communication contributed to cohesiveness. Identify and address how diversity or technology affected the team or group members’ ability to communicate with one another to reach a resolution.
Explain your thoughts on how goals, roles, ground rules, and norms help determine effectiveness. How did these characteristics affect the team’s or group’s ability to accomplish its purpose and solve the problem?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.