Being absent from class and its effect on grades
You will write an introductory paragraph.
You will write a brief paragraph about literature review.
You will write a paragraph on how you will acquire this data AND why. Include a hypothesis
You will write a paragraph on research design, to include ethics.
You will write a paragraph on expected findings
You will write a conclusion.
This paper consists of two parts: a cultural profile of yourself and make an analysis of an intercultural experience (ICE) which you personally experienced.
1.) For your cultural profile, suggested topics are about your families and relatives. Interview the eldest member in your family. Where are your family members from? Do you have any members from different religious, ethnic, national cultures? Do you have family members who were born outside the U. S? What are their language backgrounds? State something about yourself: where you grew up, what places you have traveled to, lived in, and worked in; what language(s) you speak/have learned; what hobbies and interests that you have; what are your college-level educational experiences; what intercultural experiences you have had before.
2.) To analyze one of your intercultural experiences, you need to pick an ICE that could be domestic (involving communication between racial, ethnic, gender, or other distinct identity groups in contemporary United States society) or international (involving communication with persons from other countries). Have you studied and/or traveled overseas? Have you had a roommate whose cultural background differs from yours? Do you work in a job where you encounter people from different cultures? When describing this experience, give enough details so that the reader can understand the experience. After describing the experience, analyze the intercultural experience in terms of (a) factors which facilitated communication, (b) factors which inhibited communication, and (c) concepts or principles which can explain what happened. For example, what motivated you to seek the intercultural experience? Were there any cultural differences between the people involved? Was language a problem? Was there any evidence of ethnocentrism or prejudice? Were there any nonverbal differences which may have caused the problem? Use concepts from readings for analyzing the experience.
The paper should be double-spaced, 10-12 point Times font, no longer than 4-5 pages. Provide an APA Co
MHA626: Strategic Planning & Marketing/Internal and External Environmental Analyses
Week 3 Discussion 1
Internal and External Environmental Analyses
For this discussion, you will examine information and data from the SWOT analysis you conducted in Week Two and learn how that information and data can be applied to the Environmental Analysis section of your marketing plan for the Final Project. To prepare for this discussion, read Chapter 5 of the course text. It is also recommended that you review Chapter 4, which was read last week.
The creation of a successful strategic plan is derived from researched data; in particular, applicable data can be obtained from a SWOT analysis. Review section 5.4 of the course text, which presents examples of environmental analysis, both internal and external, for a hypothetical nursing facility. Examine the strategic plan of the HCO you have chosen for your Final Project and the results from the SWOT analysis that you performed in Week Two. Then, in your initial post, address the following questions:
What external and internal environmental analysis data could be applied to the marketing plan you are developing for your Final Project?
How will the environmental analysis support the marketing plan to fulfill the organizations strategic objectives?
Reference
Valentin, E. K. (2001). SWOT analysis from a resource-based view. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 9(2), 54-69. Retrieved from http://www.jmtp-online.org/
Week 3 Discussion 2
Examining Market Research Strategies
For this discussion, you will examine market research strategies and how the information gleaned can be applied to the Marketing Mix section of your Final Project. Services offered by healthcare organizations are becoming increasingly diversified regarding services offered. With this said, health care organizations rely on market research to determine their best course of action regarding time and financial investment.
After reading Chapter 6 and watching the Alanis Business Academy?s YouTube video, describe the information that can be derived from each of the four quadrants in the Boston Consulting Group matrix. Additionally, describe the validity and applicability of implanting the Boston Consulting Group matrix for your chosen healthcare organization?s marketing plan. Based on the information that can be gleaned (market growth rate by the relative market share) regarding the healthcare organization you have chosen for your Final Project, how could the information be applied to improve marketing decision-making processes?
Class Textbook
Stevens, R., & Silver, L. S. (2015). Strategic planning and marketing in healthcare organizations. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
MHA626: Strategic Planning & Marketing in Health Care
Week 3 Assignment
The Importance of Marketable Objectives
This week?s assignment will provide information regarding marketable objectives found within the strategic plan for your chosen HCO. The information can be applied to the Introduction portion of the marketing plan for your Final Project. After reading Chapter 7 and reviewing the strategic plan of your chosen healthcare organization, construct a three- to four-page paper in which you discuss the following:
The key marketing objectives found in your chosen HCO?s strategic plan
Why the objectives fit the role of the health care organization
What key marketing objectives a marketing director should focus on when developing a marketing plan (Explain your reasoning.)
The paper
Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page and references page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Stevens, R., & Silver, L. S. (2015). Strategic planning and marketing in healthcare organizations. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Discussion: Quality Control in Industry
Initial Disc _ 2paragraphs and 2 replies ( 1-2 paragraph each)
Control charts are monitoring schemes, widely used in operations and manufacturing environments, to determine when a process is ?in-control? and in the presence of only common-cause variation. Give an example of an application of control charts in an industrial, operations, or manufacturing setting that is different from those supplied in the overview. Discuss and share this information with your classmates.
In responding to your peers? posts, select responses that use a control chart that is different from your own. Is the process in control or out of control? Would the process be in control if Western Electric rules are considered? Explain your reasoning. Finally, consider how control charts can be applied to the final project case study.
Support your initial posts and response posts with scholarly sources cited in APA style.
1. Please Reply to the 2 post below ? 1-2 paragraph:
Control chart, also known as a Shewhart chart is a time plot measure of quality utilized to identify causes of variation (Sharpe, et al, 2015). In other words, a control chart enables data to be observed over time and leveraged for business action enabling quality improvement (Sharpe, et al, 2015).
An example of an application of control charts in a manufacturing setting would be if a car manufacturer wants to control the mean diameter of a car engine piston. An X-bar chart could be generated utilizing sample diameter measurements taken from car engine pistons being utilized for engine construction. The X-bar would plot the sample means in order to control the mean diameter of the car engine piston samples. Variations such as common-cause variation could be identified. Common-cause variation is the result of random fluctuations in the manufacturing process (Sharpe, et al, 2015). In the car engine piston scenario, common-cause variation could be a simple variation in sample diameter based on the engine piston manufacturing process. Out of control or special-cause variation could also result from the manufacturing process if quality is concentrated in short-term focus. The car manufacturer needs to make sure that a system is in place to address special-cause variation. As Sharpe, et al, states (2015), a system of analysis needs to be in place for continuous quality control.
References
Sharpe, N. R., De Veaux, R. D., & Velleman, P., F. (2015). Business Statistics (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Education.
REPLY ?
Quality charts are a very useful tool in the industrial and production environments, since they can definitely help companies control waste and cost by keeping track of the specifications of the product being created, and ensuring that they are the proper measurements to meet their needs. Having products created on the line that are way out of spec introduce a lot of waste since the products will probably have to be thrown out or melted back down to start again.
Companies can find out the outliers in a data group by keeping measurements on an hourly basis on the specifications of a piston that is being produced on a production line. For instance, if a company knows that they can put out 100 pistons an hour from the output of a production line, they would try and measure 1 or 2 per hour and place the measurements into a spreadsheet or database, and see what kind of variation is taking place over a period of time. Are the greatest variations coming during the night shift? Day shift? Or is there some other trend that can be seen that can be illustrated? By knowing where the problem lies, it is much easier to try and fix the problem so that it doesn’t happen again.
There are many types and approaches to using control charts, and each one has a specific use that can target a unique industry or production company. It is very important to be able to know just how closely the target specs are being kept in order to stay in business.
“The general approach to on-line quality control is straightforward: We simply extract samples of a certain size from the ongoing production process. We then produce line charts of the variability in those samples, and consider their closeness to target specifications. If a trend emerges in those lines, or if samples fall outside pre-specified limits, then we declare the process to be out of control and take action to find the cause of the problem.” (UTA.edu, 2016, p.1)
UTA.edu. (2016). Quality Control Charts. Retrieved from http://www.uta.edu/faculty/sawasthi/Statistics/stquacon.html/.
Control charts are monitoring schemes, widely used in operations and manufacturing environments, to determine when a process is ?in-control? and in the presence of only common-cause variation. Give an example of an application of control charts in an industrial, operations, or manufacturing setting that is different from those supplied in the overview. Discuss and share this information with your classmates.
In responding to your peers? posts, select responses that use a control chart that is different from your own. Is the process in control or out of control? Would the process be in control if Western Electric rules are considered? Explain your reasoning. Finally, consider how control charts can be applied to the final project case study.
Support your initial posts and response posts with scholarly sources cited in APA style.
1. Please Reply to the 2 post below ? 1-2 paragraph:
Control chart, also known as a Shewhart chart is a time plot measure of quality utilized to identify causes of variation (Sharpe, et al, 2015). In other words, a control chart enables data to be observed over time and leveraged for business action enabling quality improvement (Sharpe, et al, 2015).
An example of an application of control charts in a manufacturing setting would be if a car manufacturer wants to control the mean diameter of a car engine piston. An X-bar chart could be generated utilizing sample diameter measurements taken from car engine pistons being utilized for engine construction. The X-bar would plot the sample means in order to control the mean diameter of the car engine piston samples. Variations such as common-cause variation could be identified. Common-cause variation is the result of random fluctuations in the manufacturing process (Sharpe, et al, 2015). In the car engine piston scenario, common-cause variation could be a simple variation in sample diameter based on the engine piston manufacturing process. Out of control or special-cause variation could also result from the manufacturing process if quality is concentrated in short-term focus. The car manufacturer needs to make sure that a system is in place to address special-cause variation. As Sharpe, et al, states (2015), a system of analysis needs to be in place for continuous quality control.
References
Sharpe, N. R., De Veaux, R. D., & Velleman, P., F. (2015). Business Statistics (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Education.
REPLY ?
Quality charts are a very useful tool in the industrial and production environments, since they can definitely help companies control waste and cost by keeping track of the specifications of the product being created, and ensuring that they are the proper measurements to meet their needs. Having products created on the line that are way out of spec introduce a lot of waste since the products will probably have to be thrown out or melted back down to start again.
Companies can find out the outliers in a data group by keeping measurements on an hourly basis on the specifications of a piston that is being produced on a production line. For instance, if a company knows that they can put out 100 pistons an hour from the output of a production line, they would try and measure 1 or 2 per hour and place the measurements into a spreadsheet or database, and see what kind of variation is taking place over a period of time. Are the greatest variations coming during the night shift? Day shift? Or is there some other trend that can be seen that can be illustrated? By knowing where the problem lies, it is much easier to try and fix the problem so that it doesn’t happen again.
There are many types and approaches to using control charts, and each one has a specific use that can target a unique industry or production company. It is very important to be able to know just how closely the target specs are being kept in order to stay in business.
“The general approach to on-line quality control is straightforward: We simply extract samples of a certain size from the ongoing production process. We then produce line charts of the variability in those samples, and consider their closeness to target specifications. If a trend emerges in those lines, or if samples fall outside pre-specified limits, then we declare the process to be out of control and take action to find the cause of the problem.” (UTA.edu, 2016, p.1)
UTA.edu. (2016). Quality Control Charts. Retrieved from http://www.uta.edu/faculty/sawasthi/Statistics/stquacon.html/.
Consumerism and Planned Obsolescence/Conglomerates and Market Domination
Ashford University Discussion
The purpose of this discussion is to help you understand the growing concerns surrounding consumerism and how this concept is applied to varied contexts. Prepare and post a response to the following prompts:
Describe consumerism. Describe a specific context and explain what consumerism means in the setting.
What is planned obsolescence? What role does planned obsolescence play in consumerism? Describe one product or service and explain how planned obsolescence is incorporated into its design. Note: Do not use the same product or service that a classmate has already used in a previous post.
What are your personal beliefs and biases about consumption?
Having separated your personal beliefs and biases, use ethical theories and concepts to present how you feel about consumerism and planned obsolescence as societal issues.
Conglomerates and Market Domination
Ashford University Discussion
The purpose of this discussion is to help you understand the role of corporations in the modern world while evaluating ethical aspects of corporate market domination. Prepare and post a response to the following prompts:
Describe the difference between a corporation and a conglomerate.
Consider the ethics of media conglomerates in the United States. What are the ethical advantages and disadvantages of allowing large conglomerates to control the mass media? What are alternative ways the media might be organized that would be more ethical or moral? Explain your reasoning using both concepts from the course and academic resources.
This assignment is worth a total of 60 points.
Part I. Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test (equal frequencies)
For a recent year the number of homicides that occurred in New York City are given in the table below. Use a 0.05 level of significance to test the claim that the homicides in NYC are equally likely to occur in each of the 12 months.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
38 30 46 40 46 49 47 50 50 42 37 37
Instructions for performing this test in Stat Disk can be found in the Stat Disk User?s Manual under Goodness of Fit, Equal Frequencies.
Instructions Answers
1. Use the Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit test to see if there is a difference between the frequency of homicides in different months of the year. Use a significance level of .05. Paste results here.
2. What are we trying to show here?
3. What is the p-value and what does it represent in the context of this problem?
4. State in your own words what the results of this Goodness-of-Fit test tells us.
5. Repeat the above procedure using only the summer months of Jun through Sep. Paste results here. Did you get different results? Would these results support the police commissioner?s claim that more homicides occur in the summer when the weather is nicer.
Part II. Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test (unequal frequencies)
Acme Toy Company prints baseball cards. The company claims that 30% of the cards are rookies, 60% veterans, and 10% are All-Stars. Suppose a random sample of 100 cards has 50 rookies, 45 veterans, and 5 All-Stars. Is this consistent with Acme’s claim? Use a 0.05 level of significance. Instructions for performing this test in Stat Disk can be found in the Stat Disk User?s Manual under Goodness of Fit, Unequal Frequencies.
Instructions Answers
6. Complete the table as necessary.
[Hint: You will need to compute the observed frequencies based on the percentages for the 100 samples. Rookies Veterans All-Stars
OBSERVED 50 45 5
EXPECTED
7. Use the Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit test for Unequal Frequencies to see if there is a difference between the observed frequencies and the expected frequencies Use a significance level of .05.
Paste results here.
8. State the null and alternative hypothesis.
9. What conclusion would you reach, given the result of your Goodness-of-Fit test? Does the data support the company?s claim?[State in your own words following the guidelines for a conclusion statement learned last week.]
Part III. Chi-Square Test of Independence
A randomized controlled trial was designed to compare the effectiveness of splinting versus surgery in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. Results are given in the table below. Use a significance level of 0.01 to test the claim that success is independent of the type of treatment.
Successful Unsuccessful
Splint treatment 60 23
Surgery treatment 67 6
Hint: Instructions for performing this test in Stat Disk can be found in the Stat Disk User?s Manual under the heading Chi Square Test of Independence (Contingency Tables).
Instructions Answers
10. Just looking at the numbers in the table, what is your best guess about the relationship between type of treatment and success? Are they independent or is there a relationship?
11. Compute a Chi-Square Test of Independence on this data using a 0.01 level of significance. Paste your results here.
12. What are the null and alternative hypothesis for this test?
13. What is the p-value for this result? What does this represent?
14. State your conclusion related to the context of this problem.
Part IV. Apply this to your own situation
Using one of the above statistical tests, compose and SOLVE an actual problem from the context of your own personal or professional life. You will need to make up some data and describe which test you will use to analyze the situation. Here?s an example:
Example: Do not use this problem!!
State the problem that you are analyzing. Last year, I asked the kids in my neighborhood what kind of cookies they preferred. 50% said chocolate-chip, 20% said oatmeal-raisin, and 30% said sugar cookie. I want to see if this has changed.
Make up some data for the new situation. I asked 50 neighborhood kids what kind of cookie they preferred now and here?s what they said:
? 35 said chocolate-chip
? 5 said oatmeal-raisin
? 10 said sugar-cookie
Determine which type of Chi-Square test you will perform. Since these are unequal frequencies, I will perform a Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test (Unequal Frequencies).
Specify your null and alternative hypotheses. H0: There is no difference this year in the preferences of cookies within the neighborhood kids.
H1: Things have changed.
Setup the test Chocolate-Chip Oatmeal-Raisin Sugar-Cookie
OBSERVED 35 5 10
EXPECTED 25 10 15
Perform the test Paste your STATDISK results here
State your conclusion We have evidence to believe ?.
Submit your final draft of your Word file by going to Week 5, Project, and follow the directions under Week 5 Assignment 2. Please use the naming convention “WK5Assgn2+first initial+last name” as the Submission Title.
Check
It Off! Expectations for the Week 5 Application Project:
Chi square tests 60 Points
Possible
1 _______
If you have not already done so, please take Walden?s academic integrity and TurnItIn tutorial to clarify your understanding of academic integrity issues and to learn how to avoid plagiarism. This online tutorial is available here: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/undergraduate/academicintegrity
1 _______
2 _______
3 _______
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Part 1: Goodness of fit for equal frequencies
? Paste results of chi square goodness of fit test
? Explain what test is attempting to show
? Identify and explain p value
? State results in context of problem
? Repeat procedure with modified columns
0 ? 15
points possible
1 _______
2 _______
3_______
4________
Part II: Goodness of fit (unequal frequencies)
? Complete observed and expected values table
? Copy/paste chi squared goodness of fit test results from stat disk
? State null and alternative hypothesis
? State conclusion in your own words
0 ? 15 points
possible
1 _______
2 _______
3 _______
4________
5________
Part III: Chi square test for independence
? Compare variables and make best guess related to outcome
? Complete chi square test for independence in stat disk and copy results
? State null and alternative hypothesis
? Identify p value and explain what this represents
? State conclusion in context of the problem
0 ? 20
points
possible
1 _______
2 _______
3 _______
4 _______
5 _______
6 _______
7 _______
Part IV: Create your own test
? State the problem you will be analyzing
? Make up your OWN data
? Identify type of chi square test you will use
? Specify null and alternative hypothesis
? Set up the test
? Copy/paste state disk results
? Explain conclusion in your own words
0 ? 10
points
possible
Academic Honesty
Review the class announcements and resources related to academic honesty and avoiding plagiary. Make sure that your application does not plagiarize from other authors. Recognize that whenever passages written by other authors are used in your work they must be enclosed in quotation marks and the original source must be cited. Applications demonstrating plagiary are worth zero points.
Comments Projects submitted late may be penalized as per the policy outlined in the syllabus. Please contact your instructor to discuss any late submissions Total out of 60
Deloitte: Women and Accountancy Profession in the Big4: the case of GCC countries
A short paragraph of Big 4 in a particular country (including establishment and board of directors list; male and female); Employment laws in relation to women?
Partner, Director, Manager, Accountant, Trainees [Female Only]
GCC KPMG PwC EY Deloitte
UAE
Date of interview:
Time of interview:
UAE
Interview guide
Basic information ? interviewees
* What is the exact designation of your position?
* How long have you been working in current organization
* Work Experience (including previous work experience in other companies) (in years)?
* Which professional qualifications do you hold? (e.g. CIMA, CMA, CPA or CA): from where?
* Number of employees in organization? How many Female: HR
* How many female employees are in senior level, mid- level and entrants (graduate trainee)? HR
Gender: Male/Female
Marital Status:
Children (if, yes, how many)?
Interview preamble:
You have been invited to participate in this study based on your experiences.
All responses to this interview are absolutely confidential and results will be presented in an anonymous form.
With your permission, I would like to record the interview to ensure that I do not miss any important points. I will make the transcript available if you wish. (Yes/No)
Would like me to acknowledge your support in my research? (Yes/No)
Interview Questions:
1. How would you define ?gender diversity and inclusive workplace??
2. Do you feel there is gender imbalance in accountancy profession? How?
3. What are the barriers to the successful take-up of flexible work for women?
4. Is there any remuneration difference between men and women?
5. Is there any impact on work-life balance? How would you maintain?
6. Do you have women-centric training and development? If yes (no), explain?
7. How about your company structure and women representation?
8. Why do women leave the accountancy profession? HR [Exit Survey]
9. How many hours of work per week for women? Any difference between men and women? HR
10. Is there any skills difference between men and women?
11. What are the areas of specialization women mostly recruited in your organization? HR
12. Which Job level (senior, middle or junior level) women mostly recruited so far in your organization? Why women are absent from senior roles? HR
13. Do women involve in team leadership? How about their performances?
14. What are the opportunities for career progression for women in your organization?
15. How would you describe the retention for women in your organization? HR
16. What are the motivations for choosing the accountancy profession for women?
17. How about the overall working organizational culture in your organization for men and women?
18. What are the opportunities for women in accountancy profession in your organization?
19. Please state do you have the followings for women? If yes, please explain
* Staff support
* Career break scheme
* Job sharing
* Working from home
* Mentoring
* Childcare
* CPD
* Flexible work arrangements
* Maternity leave (how long?) HR
20. Do you have any other comments on gender-related barriers and obstacles in accountancy profession?
For Partner
1. How would you define ?gender diversity and inclusive workplace??
2. Do you feel there is gender imbalance in accountancy profession? How?
3. What are the barriers to the successful take-up of flexible work for women?
4. Is there any remuneration difference between men and women?
5. Do you have women-centric training and development? If yes (no), explain?
6. How about your company structure and women representation?
7. Is there any skills difference between men and women?
8. Do women involve in team leadership? How about their performances?
9. What are the opportunities for career progression for women in your organization?
10. How about the overall working organizational culture in your organization for men and women?
11. What are the opportunities for women in accountancy profession in your organization?
12. Please state do you have the followings for women? If yes, please explain
* Staff support
* Career break scheme
* Job sharing
* Working from home
* Mentoring
* Childcare
* CPD
* Flexible work arrangements
13. Do you have any other comments on gender-related barriers and obstacles in accountancy profession?
Raves
Research and provide a summary of raves and the types of drugs found at these events. Explain why it is difficult for law enforcement to identify these events and what should happen when law enforcement does arrive on the scene.
Compose your 2 page paper in Microsoft Word
Two concepts relevant to the practice of nursing.
Theories are derived from conceptual models and are comprised of concepts and propositions. The only concepts that are common to all nursing theories, in some shape or form, are patient, nurse, health, and environment. These are sometimes referred to as the basic metaparadigms of the nursing domain. Identify another two concepts that are relevant to your personal practice of nursing and explain how they relate to your practice and why they are important to your practice.