Category: Business and management

Using the FranklinCovey 4Box Writing Advantage format, and insights from the article Mulvaney, T. (2017). Tension between EEOC, NLRB over civility in the workplace. Business Journal, write a 2page proposal to your Executive Team that addresses the following: 1. Recognize Assumptions Clearly state the core problem in the situation. Identify the inductive or deductive reasoning that leads you to your problem statement. Discuss assumptions made by you, the executive team, employees, or the attorney. Support your statements with evidence from the scenario. 2. Evaluate Arguments Evaluate the validity and value of each stakeholders position (executives, employees, HR, attorney). Identify any ethical concerns raised in the scenario. Note any suspicious, exaggerated, or unfounded claims made by individuals in the email thread. 3. Draw Conclusions List and analyze the pros and cons of possible solutions (e.g., adopting a civility code, modifying it, delaying action, implementing training, revising communication policies). Recommend a clear, actionable course of action supported by evidence and reasoning. Explain how your recommendation aligns with the RED Model. Formatting Requirements Your proposal must follow the FranklinCovey 4Box Writing Advantage structure: 1. Purpose / Deadline State the purpose of your proposal and any relevant timelines or decisions needed. 2. Preview Provide a brief overview of the key points you will cover. 3. Details Present your full analysis using the RED Model sections above. 4. Review Summarize your recommendation and reinforce the action you want the Executive Team to take. Submission Instructions Submit your assignment in one of the following ways: Upload a Word document Upload a PDF OR use the Assignment Submission box to build your response or paste your completed proposal Approx. 2 pages (about 500700 words). Professional business tone required.

Submit Developing Workplace Conflict Mediation Strategies

In a 5-6 page APA formatted paper, present the findings of your analysis and suggested solutions.

Make sure to support your research by at least six (6) peer-reviewed sources.

Share your findings in class in a slide-supported (visually aided) presentation at the Week 8

session.

Developing Workplace Conflict Mediation Strategies

Conflicts are unavoidable in business life, either within the company or in its external

communications. An important managerial role is to be able to identify and mediate or resolve

conflicts.

Identify one conflict in the life of your company (or any company of your choice), analyze its

reasons, and the interests of the stakeholders.

Acting as a mediator, prepare a set of negotiation strategies to successfully resolve that conflict.

Consider the personal and business interests of the parties involved, cultural and gender

characteristics that may impact negotiations, nonverbal behaviors that may help in conflict

resolution, and any other factors you consider important.

Using the Data Sheet.xlsx Part 1 Create a manager summary report that includes head count and salary by manager. Insert a pivot table on a new worksheet. Choose “Manager”, “Job Title”, and “Full Name” as row labels. Limit the Manager Row labels to the 3 managers only (exclude the CEO and CEO direct reports as well as any blank data). Choose “Full Name” and “Salary” as sum values, and change the Sum of Salary to Average of Salary. Format the Salary listing to be currency, rounded to whole dollars. There should be a Summary line for each manager showing total head count and average salary. Name the new worksheet “Heads and Salary By Manager.” Part 2 Create a pie chart depicting the head count by job title. Insert a pivot chart on a new worksheet. Change the chart type to “Pie.” Choose “Job Title” as the Category (exclude the CEO job description as a category). Choose “Job Title” as sum values, and show the head count as a data label on each slice. Add a chart title called “Head Count by Job Description.” Name the new worksheet “Heads By Job Description Pie.” Part 3 Create a professional memo to the CEO in Microsoft Word, making sure you cover the following: Manager summary pivot table Head count pie chart Brief summary of the organization and of the report Note that this entire task was described in detail in the Demonstration/Video portion of the exercise Integration Exercise Part 2 The CEO has decided to plan for a salary action affecting a number of individuals in the organization. He has decided to give a $2,000 cost-of-living pay increase to all hourly employees and a $4,000 increase to all software analysts with salaries less than $55,000. However, he wants to do this in 2 years. He wants you to give him two options (you do not have to recommend an option). Option 1: How much would he have to invest today in a single lump sum at a 6% annual interest rate compounded quarterly to have sufficient funds to execute his plan? Option 2: How much would he have to invest in equal monthly payments at a 3% annual interest rate compounded monthly to have sufficient funds to execute his plan? Part 1: Start from the Excel Spreadsheet you created in Part 1 for this assignment. Because the CEO wants to increase salaries for all hourly employees and software analysts, there needs to be a count of the employees in each category. 1. Set up a criteria range to identify all hourly employees. Use the criteria in the Advanced Filter feature to extract all hourly employees. 2. Set up a second criteria range in the columns next to the first to identify the software analysts with salaries less than $55,000. Use the criteria in the Advanced Filter feature to extract all hourly employees. 3. In any cell beneath each criteria range, use the DCOUNT function to calculate the number of hourly employees using the first criteria range, and then again to calculate the number of software analysts with salaries less than $55,000. 4. Multiply the count of hourly employees by 2,000, and the count of software analysts with salaries less than $55,000 by 4,000. The sum of these two numbers will be the total funding needed to execute the CEOs plan. Part 2: Use the funding you calculated in Part 1 and appropriate compound interest formulas from business algebra to calculate the investment amounts for options 1 and 2. Show your calculations in any empty area on the worksheet created in Part 1. Hints: Excel Functions: PV Returns the present value of a future amount PMT Calculates the payment necessary to accumulate a future amount Compound Interest Formulas: A = P(1 + i)n FV = PMT (1 + i)^n 1 i Part 3: Add an attachment showing your calculations and at least 1 paragraph to the memo from Part 1 summarizing what you did and showing the bottom line of the two investment options. Note that this task is also covered in a demonstration/video in the course.

• Choose four soft skills from the
• that will be important to your professional success. List them in ranked order, with the most important skill at the top.
• Describe how each skill can support you in your profession.
• For example, you can say, As a business owner, effective communication will be important because my success will depend on … or As an early childhood educator, open-mindedness will be important because …
• Identify two resources from Career Services website that will support you as you pursue your career goals.
• Identify a leader in your life who demonstrates the four soft skills you chose.

Submit a one page synopsis of a recent tort law case where the plaintiff or defendant is an organization of some type. Include an explanation of how this type of case might affect your organization, and what other types of torts your organization has the potential for liability. Please follow the IRAC method — issue, rule, apply the law, and conclusion.

Overview

In this assignment, you’ll assume the role of chief marketing officer at two recently merged hospitals. The merger requires you to develop a new branding strategy and a communications plan. Your assignment presentation will use healthcare marketing strategies and resources to help you describe your approach to both tasks.

Scenario

You are the chief marketing officer at Pleasant Hills Hospital. Your hospital has merged with Southside Hospital, another facility in the same area of the city. As part of the merger, both hospitals agreed to give up their names and logos in favor of a new, revitalized brand identity.

Mr. London, your hospital CEO, has asked you to develop a marketing presentation for the board of directors. In that presentation, you will outline a new branding strategy and a communication plan for stakeholders, including patients.

Watch the media presentation,

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Preparation

You will develop a PowerPoint presentation with slides. Include the title slide and Sources slide. Please note that the PowerPoint slides must include detailed speaker notes.

For more information on creating effective PowerPoint slides, please review this video:

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For more information on using speaker notes, please review this video:

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Instructions

The PowerPoint slides should include the following information:

1. Describe the identity management plan that addresses logos, slogans, products, and a service’s name, signage, and jingles.
2. Evaluate how you will use the Red Ocean Strategy to compete with other hospitals in your geographic location.
3. Evaluate how you will use the Blue Ocean Strategy to create a new market space and to add value proposition.
4. Analyze communication strategies for advertising, digital marketing, and public relations using the DAGMAR Marketing Communication Spectrum.
5. Assess how you can apply Cleveland Clinic’s
7. communication strategy to improve the patient experience.
8. Use five credible, relevant, and appropriate sources to support your writing. Cite each source listed on your source slide at least once within your assignment. Cite the sources using the Strayer Writing Standards format. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the or review .

Formatting Requirements

Your submitted presentation should also follow these formatting requirements:

• Cover slide: Include a cover slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover slide is included in the required number of slides.
• Sources slide: Include a Sources slide at the end of the presentation with five quality sources cited using the Strayer Writing Standards format.
• Speaker notes: Detailed speaker notes should be included with each slide.
• Clarity and conciseness: Use bullet points with a summary when needed. Presentation slides should be clear and concise about health services strategic marketing, using proper writing mechanics.
• Visual elements: Use pictures, diagrams, and graphs where applicable to make your slides more appealing. Visit
• for free stock photos and videos you may use in your presentation.

For this assignment, you will explore key philosophical assumptions and interpretive frameworks that serve as foundational elements of qualitative research.

Complete the .

Note: Be sure to complete both parts.

Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:

• Discuss key word choices used in qualitative research. How does the word choice in qualitative research differ from the word choice in quantitative research? Why does word choice matter?

Research involves the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches. In this course, you will focus on qualitative research.

Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:

• Discuss the key differences between qualitative and quantitative research. Use examples and references from your textbook to support your ideas.

**This paper needs to be edited per the professors comments** (paper is attatched)

“Your paper was well-structured, and including subheadings helped organise it and improve its flow. You addressed the assignment criteria satisfactorily, though including a SWOT and value chain analysis diagram would have been helpful. Additionally, your analyses needed to be more substantive and supported with evidence from various sources. Connecting the identified issues to the strategic concepts studied in class would also help. You had one source in the reference list, which you did not cite in the text. Please remember that all sources in the reference list must be cited in the text, and all citations must have a corresponding reference.

Please remember that all papers written in APA format must include a title page with (1) the page number in the upper-right corner as part of the running head, (2) the paper’s title, (3) the author’s name, (4) the author’s affiliation (school or institution), (5) the course name, (6) the course instructor, and (7) the due date. Please ensure you adhere to this format for future submissions. Also, it would be better to include a short subheading for each section instead of repeating the entire question, as this adds to your word count.”

At least 1080 words- no more than 1100.

PROMPT:

The case study assignment for Module 3 draws on the following case study in your textbook:

Case 3: Amazon.coms Business Model and Its Evolution, by Syeda Maseeha Qumer and Debapratim Purkayastha (page C-10)

Read the case and then respond to the case questions given below. (See for further guidance on written case analysis.)

In addition to using the case study provided in the textbook, research the company further to find any relevant events that have transpired since the writing of the case study. Use the company’s website, Internet search engines such as Google, online data services, or other sources to locate the latest articles about the company including press releases and current financial information. Be sure to cite all sources according to guidelines.

Note: For assistance with analyzing any financial data in this case, Table 4-1 (Key Financial Ratios: How to Calculate Them and What They Mean) in your textbook is a useful reference.

Please limit your analysis to 4 pages (1000 to 1100 words), double-spaced.

Students please note: Feel free to bring in any recent news or current events concerning this company into your answer.

Case Questions

1. Amazons business operations depend heavily upon the use and application of technology. Review the following quote *(from Jeff Bezos) found in the case study, and comment on the wide variety of technologies employed in Amazons operations. Focus on how these technologies act as strengths and contribute to competitive success.
2. We use high-performance transactions systems, complex rendering and object caching, workflow and queuing systems, business intelligence and data analytics, machine learning and pattern recognition, neural networks and probabilistic decision making, and a wide variety of other techniques[. . .]. Many of the problems we face have no textbook solutions, and so wehappilyinvent new approaches. [. . .] Technology infuses all of our teams, all of our processes, our decision-making, and our approach to innovation in each of our businesses. It is deeply integrated into everything we do. Invention is in our DNA and technology is the fundamental tool we wield to evolve and improve every aspect of the experience we provide our customers.
3. Discuss the significance of the leadership of Jeff Bezos to Amazons business strategies. Be both specific and thorough in your response.
4. Conduct a SWOT analysis of Amazon. What outcomes of the analysis stand out, and how do the identified outcomes influence the business success of Amazon? Be specific, and provide an example to support your conclusion.
5. Conduct a value chain analysis using the example within The Concept of a Company Value Chain in your text as a guide. What conclusions can you draw from your analysis?
6. Patrick OBrien, a lead analyst at Verdict Retail is quoted in the case study saying: Theyve [Amazon] managed to get top of mind on every category without doing anything creative Amazons 20 years isnt a marketing story, its all about availability and scale. Do you agree or disagree with OBriens assessment? Explain your response and provide at least one example that supports your perspective.