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Describe how social technologies changed e-commerce

Problem- How has social technologies changed e-commerce?

Part 1- In what ways has your own organization leveraged social networking/media to generate revenue either directly or indirectly?

Social Psychology

Social Psychology
For this assignment you will need to read the Challenger Case Study that is posted below this assignment. You will also need to read chapter 8 Group Processes in your text.

Consider the events leading up to the Challenger Disaster and briefly outline what you believe were the fundamental problems in the decision making process. Next, reflect on your readings from the textbook. Make some connections between some of the key concepts presented in the chapter (e.g., Groupthink, deindividuation, communication flaws) and the way that decisions were made to go ahead with the Challenger launch. Finally, synthesize your learning and make some suggestions to improve future decision making processes. Please, be original and do not search suggestions made by other groups and organziations. Only original work will receive a grade. (Approximate length: 500 words)

Discuss how the financial statements are used in your current role or a position you would like to hold. How might these aid you in managerial decision making?

Research Walmart on the Internet and attach the Income Statement, Statement of Shareholders’ Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows. Determine the net income for the current fiscal year (FY). Is this income up or down from the prior year? Explain the relevance of changes in net income to investors. Determine the ending balance in shareholders’ equity. Why would organizations such as labor unions be interested in this? Determine the total value of assets. Discuss the relevance of the total value of assets to potential creditors and why this is important. Compute the return on assets. Discuss the relative profitability of the company based on your results. Compute the working capital and current ratio. Evaluate the relative liquidity of the company based on your results. Compute the debt to assets ratio and the free cash flow for your company. Analyze the results and comment on the relative solvency of the company. Discuss how the financial statements are used in your current role or a position you would like to hold. How might these aid you in managerial decision making?

strategic management plan for the company

The Week 4 individual assignment is the second part of a three part strategic management plan for the company selected by the student in Week 3. The purpose of the assignment is for students to establish long-term goals and objectives; indicate, specify and discuss strategies; and investigate, consider and describe specific business strategies including vertical integration and strategic alliances, to achieve competitive advantage in the industry. The student also generates an appropriate organizational chart in alignment with the stated strategies.
Weeks 3, 4, and 5 Individual Assignments are integrated to generate a Strategic Management Plan. This is Part 2 of the three part Strategic Management Plan.
Assignment Steps
Write a 1,050-word report on the company you selected in Week 3, following up on the Individual Assignment of Week 3 (Environmental Scanning), and address the following:
Establish Long-term Goals and Objectives
Strategy Formulation.
Indicate the markets that the company will pursue.
Specify the unique value the company will offer in the selected markets.
Discuss the resources and capabilities that are required.
Analyze how the company will capture value and sustain competitive advantage over time.
Business Management Strategy
Consider Cost and Differentiation Advantages.
Describe the Corporate Strategy.
Investigate Vertical Integration.
Describe Strategic Alliances.
Detail the Company Competitive Advantage.
Generate an Organizational Chart of the company you selected.

Strategies for Individual, Couple, and Family Crisis Intervention

Strategies for Individual, Couple, and Family Crisis Intervention

Human services professionals often find themselves enmeshed in the most personal and intimate details of their clients’ lives, perhaps even only a few minutes after meeting them. Such is the nature of individual, couple, and family crisis intervention. As a result, human services professionals must be especially attuned to the nuances of different types of individual, couple, and family crises in order to handle these situations with sensitivity, compassion, and composure. Moreover, human services professionals must enter these situations prepared to use whichever strategies seem most appropriate and necessary in order to secure the safety and well-being of their clients. The selection of these strategies is dictated by the type and nature of the crisis at hand. An individual who seeks help from a human services professional as a result of suicide ideation for example, has far different needs than a woman who has recently left an abusive relationship. Similarly, the intervention strategies used to help a sexual assault survivor will vary considerably from those used to assist a grieving child.

As suggested by this week’s Learning Resources, a comprehensive body of empirical research exists about which intervention strategies are best suited for particular types of individual, couple, and family crisis interventions. Human services professionals carry knowledge of this collective body of strategies into every situation they encounter. Determining the most appropriate strategy to use during an individual, couple, or family crisis intervention is an ongoing process for human services professionals. If one strategy does not work, they must be prepared to try a different approach. Thus, it is essential that human services professionals possess an expansive knowledge of crisis intervention strategies for all types of individual, couple, and family crises in order to optimize their abilities to provide effective care for their clients.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review Chapters 8, 9, and 10 in your course text, Crisis Intervention Strategies. As you read, focus on specific crisis intervention strategies that might be used with individuals, couples, and/or families dealing with crises of lethality, sexual assault, and/or partner violence.
Review the articles, “Optimistic Explanatory Style as a Moderator of the Association Between Negative Life Events and Suicide Ideation” and “Best Practices for Working With Rape Crisis Centers to Address Elder Sexual Abuse.” Focus on how the implications of the findings discussed in each article, especially specific crisis intervention strategies, may be applied when handling cases involving individual, couple, and/or family crisis situations.
Select two of the three types of individual, couple, and family crisis situations you have examined in-depth this week: crisis of lethality, sexual assault, and/or partner violence. Reflect on which intervention strategies might be best suited for situations stemming from these two types of crises, and why.

Standards and Recommendation of Data Recovery
Karun Kumar Sunkara
Wilmington University
In the present generation many industries are dependent on data. Database plays a key role in the growth of the company, industries related to telecom, finance and banking should maintain and update the database on regular basis. Data was stored in a hard drive initially to some extent but due to the advanced technology storage technology helps to deploy lot of scenarios. As data has been the most important part of the industry what would be the case if the company lost the data by any kind of incident such as data corruption, hacking, hard drive failure. Many cases the data cannot be recovered in the olden days, in some special cases experts retrieve the data which was almost destroyed. If the data was stored on hard drive, USB, RAID you can retrieve the data by asking some professional to perform data recovery and so they can retrieve the data which is completely lost. But in some cases the system also gets corrupted and it’s hard to retrieve the data even after the data recovery plan (Albright, 2014).
Standard Methods of Data Recovery
Data can be recovered by having a backup. The type of backup is selected depending upon the frequency and the size of storage. There are different types of backups Let us discuss the most standard backups that are used by small-medium based companies.
Redundancy Array Interactive Devices (RAID)
It is used as back up in the recent time it can be used as mask for disk drives and controller failures. It will also help in increasing the performance of the data, without shutting the system it can swap the disk drive but it cannot replace the disk drive as it is not suggestible in the offshore, since there is no way that it works as protection during the floods or fire (NIST, 2002).

Differential Method:
This method takes less time to complete and it will also stores the data created or modified up to the last full backup. This has been the most used methods in the medium size industries. But the main lagging thing is that it takes longer because the amount of data modified from the last full backup to next full backup is more. The best part is it takes less storage units when compared to other methods (NIST, 2002).
Incremental Method:
This particular method will take the data that was modifies or created from the last back up to now. This method is considered as the most advantageous but the problem if it takes too long for restoration. The efficiency of this method is high when compared to any other method (NIST, 2002).
Disk Replication:
Disk replication is nothing but the data is created and updated on two disks. This way data is available on both the disks and both disks are protected. This is a simple method used by many small0medium based companies but the cost might be high as you need more infrastructures (NIST, 2002).
By having many back up plans still experts are failing to retrieve the data sometimes and they couldn’t protect the data which is very useful for the future reference of the company. Still they are many issued faced by big organizations due to lack of the protection for the data and lack of better infrastructure to the company. Small organization like schools and colleges are facing the issues with backing the data and protecting it. Let explain about it by considering an example (Mah, 2013).
Recommendations:
City University of New York is a big organization serves many students which runs all the year by educating many students on various courses. Since every student’s information need to be created and updated during or later the admission they need to back up the data. They are following the standard methods to back up the data but some of the main recommendations are discussed below.
Periodic Data Backups:
All the units must be backed up periodically by filly this. The data created and modified should be backed up from period to period this way if they lose the original data they can back up the data. And they should also make sure each unit is stored in that particular department it belongs to. All the data should be updated for example student admission, registration, fee records, billing. There are many software’s which would update and back up the data so use of the right software is must which is suitable to the university (Varun, 2010).
Proactive Loss Prevention:
The right infrastructure is needed to back up the data and protect it so CUNY units should ensure that they should have at least the basic infrastructure such as RAID storage, UPS backup and redundant power, which are considered as the most commonly used backup methods in the market in the present days. If the data is lost it is a huge loss to the organization so before it lost it is suggested to be proactive by having the right infrastructure which is recommended. They should also make sure that future admins of the data storage would also follow the equipped infrastructure that is recommended. The university should be proactive as it is running many online facilities in order to maintain the facilities it should follow the recommendations (varun, 2010).
Risk Analysis and Disaster Recovery Planning:
Risk analysis is to be done before the threat occurs for example if a threat occurs the CUNY units should come up with an immediate plan to solve the issue within span of time this analysis are called risk analysis. They should work with IT and network team and should have plan to go against the issues and try to accomplish the task. It is recommended that outside consulting companies and the IT team of CUNY should discuss and should have effective plans for coming years (Varun, 2010).
Conclusion
After understanding the important of the data recovery it is suggested to follow the recommendations suggested by CUNY team. RAID and UPS backup are the common software used for the data backups. There are many backups software’s but each of them has their own advantages and disadvantages companies choose which a better match for them is. Proactive loss prevention is nothing but taking steps before not to lose the data and take necessary steps to maintain and backup the data.

References
Albright, D. (2014, August 17). What is data recovery and how does it work. Retrieved on March 08, 2017, from http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/data-recovery-work/
Mah, P. (2013, September 18). How to overcome small business data recovery challenges. Retrieved on March 08, 2017, from http://www.cio.com/article/2382418/small-business/how-to-overcome-small-business-data-recovery-challenges.html
Martin, B. (2002). SANS Institute InfoSec Reading Room. Disaster recovery plan strategies and processes, 1-3. Retrieved on March 08, 2017, from https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/recovery/disaster-recovery-plan-strategies-processes-564
NIST. (2002). Techniques for system and data recovery. ITL Bulletin, 2-4. Retrieved on March 08, 2017, from http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistbul/04-02.pdf
Varun, S. (2010). Business continuity and disaster recovery, 1-13. Retrieved on March 08, 2017, from https://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/CIS/security/pnp/CUNY-IT-DR-AdoptedRecommendations-9-16-10.pdf.

Identify two relevant social hierarchies

Identify two relevant social hierarchies

I what to someone who took Multicultural class help me to answer 12 questions about a kind of social issue….

I what to someone who took Multicultural class help me to answer 12 questions about a kind of social issue. These questions belong to Multicultural class. People who can write a good multicultural paper please email me that I can give you more information about my homework. I will pay you.

GUIDANCE/ INSTRUCTIONS:

When you write your Post-Course Analysis Paper, your work should demonstrate your increased understanding of the course concepts and your social issue, compared to the Pre-Course Analysis Paper. So, you may use some of the ideas from your Pre-Course Analysis, but you should not “cut and paste” words from it. The expectations for the Post-Course Analysis Paper are higher than for the Pre-Course Analysis Paper, as I expect you to know more now than you did at the beginning of the course.

1) List the Making Contact episode’s a) full title and b) full URL (web-link).

2) Look back at your answers to the Pre-Course Analysis assignment. Discuss how this course has affected your analysis of your social issue. [1 paragraph or more]

3) Pose three interesting questions about your problem, for which you still want answers, now that you’ve taken the course.

4) THE PSA STATEMENT

a) Specify the audience to whom you’re writing your PSA. Your audience should be specific and clearly described; small enough to fit your message; realistic for your life; and relevant to your social issue.

b-d) In 100-150 words, use the Problem, Solution, Action (PSA) statement format to present the social issue (“the problem”) on which you’ll be focusing.

(Do not attempt to summarize the entire episode or all the problems it discusses. Instead, focus on one problem.)

5) Name two organizations with whom you could connect, to work on the problem. These should be organizations that are working to fix the problem, not organizations that are causing the problem. For each organization, explain at least one of the strategies it uses to work on the problem.

a) Organization 1

b) Its strategy or strategies for working on the problem [1 paragraph or more]

c) Organization 2

d) Its strategy or strategies for working on the problem [1 paragraph or more]

6) Discuss how your problem reinforces two of the social group hierarchies named in the Tatum (2000) reading (e.g., classism, sexism, racism, etc.). Do the following:

a) Identify two relevant social hierarchies

b) Identify the relevant groups in those social hierarchies

(e.g., which groups are privileged by hierarchies 1 & 2; privileged by 1 & oppressed by 2; oppressed by 1 & privileged by 2; oppressed by both 1 & 2)

Then, use a basic intersectional analysis to explain how the problem privileges and/or oppresses those different social groups in different ways:

c) Privileges group 1 based on both hierarchies. [1 paragraph or more]

d) Privileges group 2 based on one hierarchy, but oppresses it based on the other hierarchy. [1 paragraph or more]

e) Oppresses group 3 based on one hierarchy, but privileges it based on the other hierarchy. [1 paragraph or more]

f) Oppresses group 4 based on both hierarchies. [1 paragraph or more]

7) From the perspective of the United States Master Narrative, explain your social issue. [1 paragraph or more]

8) Using the same social hierarchies & social groups you previously identified & applied above, identify stereotypes about each group that reinforce the Master Narrative’s explanation/ justification of the problem. Do the following:

For the first hierarchy,

a) name at least one stereotype about a privileged group & one stereotype about an oppressed group in that hierarchy.

Then,

b) explain how each of those stereotypes reinforces the Master Narrative and contributes to the problem. [1 paragraph or more]

Then,

c-d) For the second hierarchy, also answer prompts a) and b).

9) Explain how institutional oppression operates in your problem. Be sure to clearly explain why the oppression is institutional-level, as opposed to other levels. Do the following:

a) Name an institution that is relevant to your problem.

b) Explain at least one way that that institution’s policies or practices privilege and/or oppress the social groups that you previously identified above. [1 paragraph or more]

10) Use two of the Five Faces of Oppression to explain how the problem privileges and/or oppresses each of the social groups you named above. Do the following:

For the first Face,

a) Name & summarize the general dynamics of the Face [1 paragraph or more]

b) Explain how & why that Face’s dynamics clearly describe the ways that your problem privileges some groups and oppresses other groups [1 paragraph or more]

Then,

c-d) For the second Face, also answer prompts a) and b).

11) Using the Cycle of Liberation model,

a) name the stage of the cycle that best characterizes where you personally are, in relation to the problem.

Then,

b) use the characteristics of that stage to explain why you named that stage. [1 paragraph or more]

Then,

c) name three things you could do to move to the next stage in the cycle.

12) Explain your personal action plan for working on the problem — beyond “raising awareness.” Explain what you could realistically do in:

a) one month [1 paragraph or more]

b) six months [1 paragraph or more]

c) three years.

Identify the market structure that best characterizes the industry described in the article.

Identify the market structure that best characterizes the industry described in the article.
Industries can be classified under different market structures and this classification strongly dictates decisions made by managers within the market. For example, in an industry classified under perfect competition, or in a perfectly competitive market, many competitors offer the same product and entry into the industry is easy. In this market, the pressure to maintain the same prices as the competitors is high, which characterizes this market.
On the other extreme, some industries are classified as monopolies and some fall under monopolistic competition. In a monopoly, there is only one provider of a product or a service, which has an inelastic demand. In this case, there is little incentive for the monopoly to be efficient or price competitive. In a monopolistically competitive market, there are many firms selling a product or service that is only slightly differentiated from one another, and in the long term, these firms start showing characteristics of a perfectly competitive market.
Tasks:
Find an article about an industry in the United States, such as the pharmaceutical industry. You can consult sources such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg Markets, the Economist, US News and World Report, and other publications for your reference.
After reading the article, respond to the following:
Identify the market structure that best characterizes the industry described in the article.
Explain the factors you considered when identifying the market structure for this industry.
Analyze whether this industry will work better if it changes its market strategy and starts showing characteristics of another market structure.
Critically analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the market structures that you studied in the readings.

Explain the role of genetics in development

In a 3 to 4 page paper (excluding title and reference pages), explain the role of genetics in development. How do genes of the two parents influence the traits of an offspring? Include an examination of how abnormalities can contribute to genetic and /or chromosomal disorders. In your paper, you must include at least one of the following genetic and/or chromosomal disorders mentioned in the reading:

• Sickle cell disease

• Huntington’s disease

• Tay-Sachs disease

• Down syndrome

• Klinefelter’s syndrome

• Turner syndrome

• Cystic fibrosis

Include an introduction with a thesis statement and a conclusion. Be sure to include at least 3 APA cited sources.