Majority of the Work is already done for Case 3. Calculations and some of questions 1 and 2 will uploaded. Just please add 3 sources for each assignment and the finishing touches to make it better for case study. Use at least one source from Background.

For SLP, it needs to be minimum of 3 pages

Module 3 – Case

MARKET STRUCTURE AND GAME THEORY

Assignment Overview

As always, make sure to thoroughly review the required background materials before starting the assignments. The assignment questions will require you to do some calculations and also apply the concepts from the module. Question 3 differs from previous assignments in that you have to use an online simulation tool; but this activity should be a fun break from the standard numerical problems you have been doing.

Case Assignment

1. 1. For this problem use the Herfindahl Index to compute market concentration:
      1. Suppose Apple has 45% of the U.S. market share for smartphones, followed by Samsung with 30%, LG with 9%, Motorola with 8%, HTC with 6%, and Nokia with 2%. What is the Herfindahl Index for the smartphone industry based on these numbers? Based on the Herfindahl Index, do you think the government would be willing to approve a merger between Apple and Samsung?
      2. Now suppose Nokia and Motorola come out with a new smartphone that takes away a huge chunk of market share from Apple and Samsung. The new market shares are 25% for Apple, 20% for Samsung, 20% for Motorola, 20% for Nokia, 10% for LG, and 5% for HTC.
   2. Use what you learned about perfect competition, monopoly, and oligopoly to answer these questions:
      1. In the table below is the quantity produced, the price, the fixed costs, and variable costs for a perfectly competitive firm that faces a constant price of $150 for its product regardless of the quantity it sells. Use the information in the first four columns to calculate the number for the last four columns. At what quantity should they produce based on what you find with your results?
      2. How do you think your answer might change if it became a monopolist with all of its competitors leaving the market? Or if it became an oligopoly with only one or two competitors?
         

Quantity	Price	Fixed Cost	Variable Cost	Total Cost	Marginal Cost	Total Revenue	Profit/ Loss
0	150	200	–		–
1	150	200	$140
2	150	200	$240
3	150	200	$320
4	150	200	$410
5	150	200	$520
6	150	200	$650
7	150	200	$810
8	150	200	$1,010
9	150	200	$1,310
10	150	200	$1,710

1. 1. You’ve read about the prisoner’s dilemma in the background readings. Suppose you are a business owner with just one main competitor. If neither you nor your competitor cut your prices, you will both be more profitable. However, if your competitor lowers its prices and you keep your prices high, then you will lose all of your sales to your competitor. Every month you and your competitor place advertisements in the local newspaper with your price – so you need to decide each month whether or not to keep prices high, or lower them based on what you think your competitor might do.

      Go to the following webpage and test out some of your potential price strategies:
      http://www.gametheory.net/Mike/applets/PDilemma/Pdilemma.html

      The strategy “defect” indicates lowering your prices. The strategy “cooperate” means keep prices the same. Try out different strategies, such as cooperating all the time or defecting sometimes. There are five different rounds of this game, each with a competitor with different personalities and different strategies. Play all five rounds and experiment with different strategic approaches. Report your scores for each round, and discuss which strategies seemed to work the best for you.

Assignment Expectations

• Answer the assignment questions directly.
• Stay focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
• For computational problems, make sure to show your work and explain your steps.
• For short answer/short essay questions make sure to reference your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC Portal.

Rubric Name: MBA/MSHRM/MSL Case Grading Rubric for Quantitative Business Courses -Timeliness v1

Criteria	Level 4 – Excellent	Level 3 – Proficient	Level 2 – Developing	Level 1 – Emerging
Assignment-Driven Criteria	19 points Demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment in a substantive way.	18 points Demonstrates considerable proficiency covering all key elements of the assignment.	17 points Demonstrates partial proficiency covering all key elements of the assignment.	16 points Demonstrates limited or poor proficiency covering all key elements of the assignment.
Presentation, Computation, and Relevance of Quantitative Information	10 points Demonstrates mastery in presenting quantitative information in a format appropriate for the discipline. Supporting computations are relevant and accurate.	9 points Demonstrates considerable proficiency in presenting quantitative information in a format appropriate for the discipline. Supporting computations are mostly relevant and accurate.	8 points Demonstrate partial proficiency in presenting quantitative information in a format appropriate for the discipline. Supporting computations are not necessarily relevant and somewhat misleading.	7 points Demonstrates limited or poor proficiency in presenting quantitative information in a format appropriate for the discipline. Supporting computations are not relevant, misleading or absent.
Critical Thinking	10 points Analyzes quantitative and qualitative information as the basis for deep and thoughtful discussion, drawing insightful, carefully qualified conclusions from this work.	9 points Analyzes quantitative and qualitative information as the basis for competent and thoughtful discussion, drawing reasonable and appropriately qualified conclusions from this work.	8 points Analyzes quantitative and qualitative information as the basis for workmanlike (without inspiration or nuance, ordinary) discussion, drawing plausible conclusions from this work.	7 points Analyzes quantitative and qualitative information as the basis for tentative or limited discussion; and is hesitant or uncertain about drawing conclusions from this work.
Business Writing	6 points Demonstrates mastery and proficiency in written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.	5 points Demonstrates considerable proficiency in written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.	4 points Demonstrate partial proficiency in written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.	3 points Demonstrates limited or poor proficiency in written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.
Timeliness	5 points Assignment submitted on time or collaborated with professor for an approved extension on due date.	3 points Assignment submitted 1-2 days after module due date.	2 points Assignment submitted 3-4 days after module due date.	0 points Assignment submitted 5 or more days after module due date.
Overall Score	Level 4 45 or more	Level 3 40 or more	Level 2 35 or more	Level 1 0 or more

Module 3 – Background

MARKET STRUCTURE AND GAME THEORY

Required Reading

To start with, take a look at this short animated video that will introduce you to the basics of market structure:

McGlasson, M. (2009). Episode 25: Market structures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hxy-TuX9fs&list=PLr6g_xbkz_0u_cINHBVW1ZuEpozKk2XGx

Now read Chapters 9 and 10 from the following book for more detail on these topics. In particular, pay attention to the numerical examples and the “Self-Check Questions” at the end of each section.

Taylor, T. (2014) Microeconomics. OpenStax College. http://cnx.org/contents/6i8iXmBj@10.174:WXgRcPaN@10/Introduction-to-a-Monopoly

Finally, read this slightly more advanced chapter. Pay special attention to the sections at the end on game theory and the “Policy Response to Oligopoly” section that covers the Herfindahl index:

Beveridge, T. M. (2013). Chapter 8: Between perfect competition and monopoly. A Primer on Microeconomics. [New York, N.Y.] [222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017]: Business Expert Press.

Module 3 – SLP

MARKET STRUCTURE AND GAME THEORY

For this assignment, you will be building upon your Module 2 SLP by continuing to examine other businesses in your chosen industry. Remember that the other businesses you wrote about in your Module 2 SLP will be your future competitors if you decide to open your own business. So it is important to get an idea of the competitive landscape of your chosen business. After reviewing the required background readings and doing some more research on your chosen industry, write a three-page paper discussing the following issues:

1. What market structure is there for this line of business in your home town? Is this a monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, or perfect competition? Justify your answer using both your own research on this type of business in your home town, and by referencing some of the required background readings on different types of market structures.
2. Now that you have examined market structure of your chosen industry in your home town, do some research on IBIS World on market structure in this industry nationwide. You can access IBIS World by going to the main TLC Portal and clicking on “Additional Library Resources”. A link to IBIS World will come up. This direct link might also work if you are already logged onto the Trident online library. What information could you find regarding how concentrated or how competitive this industry is?
3. Based on the information you found for Question 2, what market structure do you think best describes this industry nationwide? Is this a monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, or perfect competition? Explain your answer using both information from IBIS World and the concepts from the required background readings.

SLP Assignment Expectations

• Answer the assignment questions directly.
• Stay focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
• Make sure to use reliable and credible sources as your references. Articles published in established newspapers or business journals/magazines are preferred. If you find articles on the Internet, make sure they are from a credible source.
• Reference your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 11- 14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC Portal.

Rubric Name: MBA/MSHRM/MSL SLP Grading Rubric for Quantitative Business Courses -Timeliness v1

Criteria	Level 4 – Excellent	Level 3 – Proficient	Level 2 – Developing	Level 1 – Emerging
Assignment-Driven Criteria	9 points Demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment in a substantive way.	8 points Demonstrates considerable proficiency covering all key elements of the assignment.	7 points Demonstrates partial proficiency covering all key elements of the assignment.	6 points Demonstrates limited or poor proficiency covering all key elements of the assignment.
Presentation, Computation, and Relevance of Quantitative Information	7 points Demonstrates mastery in presenting quantitative information in a format appropriate for the discipline. Supporting computations are relevant and accurate.	6 points Demonstrates considerable proficiency in presenting quantitative information in a format appropriate for the discipline. Supporting computations are mostly relevant and accurate.	5 points Demonstrate partial proficiency in presenting quantitative information in a format appropriate for the discipline. Supporting computations are not necessarily relevant and somewhat misleading.	4 points Demonstrates limited or poor proficiency in presenting quantitative information in a format appropriate for the discipline. Supporting computations are not relevant, misleading or absent.
Critical Thinking	6 points Analyzes quantitative and qualitative information as the basis for deep and thoughtful discussion, drawing insightful, carefully qualified conclusions from this work.	5 points Analyzes quantitative and qualitative information as the basis for competent and thoughtful discussion, drawing reasonable and appropriately qualified conclusions from this work.	4 points Analyzes quantitative and qualitative information as the basis for workmanlike (without inspiration or nuance, ordinary) discussion, drawing plausible conclusions from this work.	3 points Analyzes quantitative and qualitative information as the basis for tentative or limited discussion; and is hesitant or uncertain about drawing conclusions from this work.
Business Writing	5 points Demonstrates mastery and proficiency in written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.	4 points Demonstrates considerable proficiency in written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.	2 points Demonstrate partial proficiency in written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.	0 points Demonstrates limited or poor proficiency in written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.
Timeliness	3 points Assignment submitted on time or collaborated with professor for an approved extension on due date.	2 points Assignment submitted 1-2 days after module due date.	1 point Assignment submitted 3-4 days after module due date.	0 points Assignment submitted 5 or more days after module due date.
Overall Score	Level 4 27 or more	Level 3 24 or more	Level 2 21 or more	Level 1 0 or more

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Assessing Client Progress

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Assess progress for clients receiving psychotherapy
• Differentiate progress notes from privileged notes
• Analyze preceptor’s use of privileged notes

To prepare:

• Reflect on the client profile below
• Review the Cameron and Turtle-Song (2002) article in the Learning Resources for guidance on writing case notes using the SOAP format. (Template uploaded)

The Assignment

N/B: PLEASE Addressed each of the bullets with a subtopic, please you can add other good references related to the assignment. All must be cited as an in-text citation in each paragraph. If you have to use other articles, they must be within last five years only that is from 2014 to 2018.

Part 1: Progress Note

Using the client profile below, address the following in a progress note (without violating HIPAA regulations):

• Treatment modality used and efficacy of approach
• Progress and/or lack of progress toward the mutually agreed-upon client goals (reference the Treatment plan—progress toward goals)
• Modification(s) of the treatment plan that were made based on progress/lack of progress
• Clinical impressions regarding diagnosis and/or symptoms
• Relevant psychosocial information or changes from original assessment (i.e., marriage, separation/divorce, new relationships, move to a new house/apartment, change of job, etc.)
• Safety issues
• Clinical emergencies/actions taken
• Medications used by the patient (even if the nurse psychotherapist was not the one prescribing them)
• Treatment compliance/lack of compliance
• Clinical consultations
• Collaboration with other professionals (i.e., phone consultations with physicians, psychiatrists, marriage/family therapists, etc.)
• Therapist’s recommendations, including whether the client agreed to the recommendations
• Referrals made/reasons for making referrals
• Termination/issues that are relevant to the termination process (i.e., client informed of loss of insurance or refusal of insurance company to pay for continued sessions)
• Issues related to consent and/or informed consent for treatment
• Information concerning child abuse, and/or elder or dependent adult abuse, including documentation as to where the abuse was reported
• Information reflecting the therapist’s exercise of clinical judgment

Note: Be sure to exclude any information that should not be found in a discoverable progress note.

Part 2: Privileged Note

Based on this week’s readings, prepare a privileged psychotherapy note that you would use to document your impressions of therapeutic progress/therapy sessions for your client profile below.

Addressed each of the bullets with a subtopic

• The privileged note should include items that you would not typically include in a note as part of the clinical record.
• Explain why the items you included in the privileged note would not be included in the client’s progress note.
• Explain whether your preceptor uses privileged notes, and if so, describe the type of information he or she might include. If not, explain why.

REFERENCES

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

• Chapter 5, “Supportive and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy” (pp. 238–242)
• Chapter 9, “Interpersonal Psychotherapy” (pp. 347–368)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Abeles, N., & Koocher, G. P. (2011). Ethics in psychotherapy. In J. C. Norcross, G. R. VandenBos, D. K. Freedheim, J. C. Norcross, G. R. VandenBos, & D. K. Freedheim (Eds.), History of psychotherapy: Continuity and change (pp. 723–740). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/12353-048

Cameron, S., & Turtle-Song, I. (2002). Learning to write case notes using the SOAP format. Journal of Counseling and Development, 80(3), 286–292. Retrieved from the Academic Search Complete database. (Accession No. 7164780)

Nicholson, R. (2002). The dilemma of psychotherapy notes and HIPAA. Journal of AHIMA, 73(2), 38–39. Retrieved from http://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=58162#.V5J0__krLZ4http://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=58162#.V5J0__krLZ4

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). HIPAA privacy rule and sharing information related to mental health. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/mental-health/

Required Media

Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2013). Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice [Video file]. Mill Valley, CA: Psychotherapy.net.

Note: For this week, view Reality Therapy, Feminist Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy only.

Stuart, S. (2010). Interpersonal psychotherapy: A case of postpartum depression [Video file]. Mill Valley, CA: Psychotherapy.net.

The approximate length of this media piece is 110 minutes.

Client profile that must be used to write the above paper (you can add information that might be useful to make the story flow)Please do not copy and paste client profile to SOAP note(Plagiarism)

: Comprehensive Client Family Assessment

Demographic information: This covers the characteristics of a population. Some of the characteristics examined are race, ethnicity, gender, age, education, profession, occupation, income level and marital status (Mabey, 2015). Juan Hernandez is a 45-year-old Mexican male a married to Elena Hernandez who is also a 43-year-old Mexican lady. (Not real client names)

Presenting problem: This refers to the initial symptoms that lead someone to seek help from a doctor or other provider (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The Juan Hernandez as the head of his family is seeking counseling to address his frustrations and worries he experiences, parenting his children. He is accompanied by his wife Elena who is encouraging him to seek help because she is stressed out as well. He expressed feeling anxious, depressed, and angry most times which makes him harsh to his children. He is also worried that he might have inherited some traits from his parents on hard parenting methods.

History or present illness: Juan Hernandez reports having an anger outburst since middle school which was never evaluated and treated because it was “normal” for his family. He reports that the feelings resurfaced after he started feeling stressed out and frustrated with his children. They have no serious, severe illness as well.

Past psychiatric history: Juan Hernandez has never been diagnosed with any mental health problem.Hence, the client has had no case of mental illness other than the current instance of uncontrolled anger, anxiety, and depression. His wife Elena has no mental health history.

Medical history: Juan Hernandez was recently diagnosed with hypertension and he reports that his father is hypertensive as well. Elena his wife has no medical problems.

Substance use history: Juan Hernandez denies any use of illegal drugs. There are no substance use incidences in the past of Juan or Elena.

Developmental history refers to a person’s growth. Both clients have not reported any case of developmental complications. Juan and Elena were born full term and grew normally.

Family psychiatric history refers to cases of any mental illness in the family and relatives of the clients. Juan has not reported any cases of family psychological history. Despite the fact that Juan’s parents were hard on him with angry tones most times, they were never diagnosed with mental health problems. Elena as well has not reported any case of family physiological history.

Psychosocial history, this is the client’s background on matters relating to the interrelation of social factors and individual thought and behavior. Juan is a construction worker and has few friends that he chats with occasionally.

History of abuse/trauma refers to cases of repeated treatment of an individual in cruelty or violence (Wheeler, 2014). Juan has had instances of trauma out of violence treatment from both his parents. This made him hate schooling and hence become severely affected. Something that he is worried might happen as well to his family. Elena expresses no history of trauma.

Review of systems, this is a technic used by healthcare providers for eliciting a medical history from a patient (Mabey, 2015). Juan reported general fatigue and difficulties sleeping at night. Neurologic; dizziness sometimes. Gastrointestinal: decreased appetite and constipation. Psychiatric; stress and depression. Elena ROS; General: Neurologic: No issues reported. Gastrointestinal heartburn and constipation

Physical assessment refers to the structured examination perform by any health provider to collect the complete data about a patient. In this assessment, the provider used observation, inspection, palpation, auscultation, and percussion. Juan proved to be physically fit and no case of complications as well as Elena.

The mental status exam is the evaluation of the individual’s current mental capacity through the evaluation of general appearance, behavior, any great belief and perception, mood and all aspects of cognition. Juan is alert, and oriented x3, neatly groomed, has appropriate affect and mood, speech clear and coherent and sufficient cognition noted. No sign of abnormality noted. Elena’s mental state also proved to be fit as well. Juan and Elena deny suicidal and homicidal ideations.

Differential diagnosis, this refers to the process of distinguishing a particular disease or disorder from the others that share similar clinical features. Juan was evaluated to have generalized anxiety with anger symptoms, a Depressive disorder associated with insomnia and decreased appetite, and lastly hypertension.

Case formulation means problems formulation that involved a theoretically based explanation of the information obtained from a clinical assessment (Mabey, 2015). Juan presented a problem of being too angry, and this problem was contributed by trauma that he had as a child from his parent’s punishment when they were angry. The client has been in this state by repetition of the same situations. The client has access to the medical care as a way of accessing health. Elena presented her situation as being stressed by Juan actions and fearful attitudes of their children.

Treatment plan involves guidelines for helpful ways of ensuring that the client has been saved from the disorder shown (Young, & Solomon, 2009). Juan is an intelligent man the clinic will support him by offering psychoeducation. The interventions involve talk therapy, client will explore feelings and coping skills in life situations, explore measures of self-control and remain safe, be able to express self calmly without anger, develop holistic self-care to manage life stressors, explore his experiences and how they impact his relation to himself and others and how it contributes to experienced anxiety and, explore sleep hygiene ways to improve sleep. Juan and Elena will explore helpful and good parenting strategies to help guide their children upbringing.

References for client profile above

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders(5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Mabey, L. (2015). Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse: A How-to Guide for Evidence-Based Practice. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 9(1), 71.

Waters, I., Watson, W., & Wetzel, W. (2014). Genograms. Practical tools for family physicians. Canadian Family Physician, 40, 282.

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Young, J. M., & Solomon, M. J. (2009). How to critically appraise an article. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 6(2), 82.

Assignment: Applying French and Raven’s Bases of Social Power: A Powerful Solution

There have been many stories throughout history of leaders who have been corrupted by their power. The very definition of leadership as “a process by which an individual influences the group to achieve a common goal” (Northouse, 2016, p. 6) implies the power to exert influence. Leaders must exert power in order to lead, but they must also strive to understand the complexities of power. Research by French and Raven (1959) and by others (Burns, 1976; Neck & Manz, 1994) provides insight on the types, or bases, of power available to a leader, the process of choosing among those bases, and the motivations for leaders’ choices (Northouse, 2016, p. 379). Recent researchers (Barbuto & Warneke, 2014; Vevere, 2014) also explore the effectiveness of using individual bases of power in particular situations and the effects certain bases of powers have on leaders and those they lead. Armed with this information, leaders can avoid utilizing certain bases of power when the choice may lead to negative consequences. They can instead choose to wield power in ways that will foster organizational success. Understanding the bases also gives both leaders and followers insight into situations they observe and difficult interpersonal interactions they negotiate.

To prepare for this Assignment, consider Case Study 7.1, “His Team Gets the Best Assignments” on pages 150–151 of Northouse (2016).

By Day 7

Submit a 3-page analysis of the case study. In your analysis, do the following:

• Identify two of French and Raven’s bases of power in the case study, and explain how leaders can use these bases of power to exert influence.
• Explain how you might use your knowledge of French and Raven’s theory to resolve one of the problems presented in the case study. Justify your response.

PLEASE READ EVERY BULLET AND ANSWER EVERY BULLET.

Resources: Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), University Library, Library resources: Company
Directories and Financials

Tutorial help on Excel^® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft^® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products.

Select a publicly traded, U.S. corporation with which you are familiar or one where you currently work or have worked in the past.

Research
the company on the Internet and download the Income Statement,
Statement of Shareholders’ Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash
Flows.

Develop a minimum 700-word examination of the financial statements and include the following:

• 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?

Show your work in Microsoft^® Word or Excel^®.

Complete calculations/computations using Microsoft^® Word or Excel^®.

Include the four financial statements along with your assignment.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

GRADING RUBRIC MUST BE FOLLOWED

ANY OUTSIDE REFERENCES USED MUST BE WITHIN THE PAST 5 YEARS

In 3–5 pages, analyze the current environment of a selected health care organization.

Questions to Consider:

• How does the analytical model of strategic management compare with the emergent learning model in health care?
• What are some examples of analytical strategies in a small health care organization? How do they differ from large organizations?
• What is the analytical strategy within your own health care organization?

Preparation

Choose a health care organization. This may be an organization where you currently work, where you desire to work, or one about which you would like to learn more. You may select one from any of these sectors (or select a sector not listed here that directly reflects your career plans).

• Long-term care.
• Mid-sized facility.
• Behavioral health hospital.
• Large urban hospital.
• Small rural hospital.
• Freestanding facility.
• Telehealth organization.
• Government/military integrated delivery network (IDN).

Conduct an Environmental Analysis

Analyze your health care organization’s current environment using tools included in the strategic management planning process. The purpose of this analysis is to scan the both the internal and external environments so that you can identify current challenges and opportunities in preparation for the future.

Note: You may use any contemporary environmental analysis tool to conduct your analysis (for example, PESTL analysis, Michael Porter’s 5 forces model, Levels of competition model).

In order to complete the analysis you will need to examine both the internal and external environments. Your analysis must include the following:

• Identify key structural features of the industry that determine the forces governing competition.
• Discuss the goals and strategies of the respective competitive forces.
• Examine the organization’s directional strategy, including its vision, mission, and values.
• Determine the organization’s positioning approach at this point in time.
• Summarize your insights and findings related to the current challenges and opportunities faced by your selected organization at the time of your analysis.
• Include references to peer-reviewed sources that support your analysis. Examples of these sources could be accrediting body standards, industry standards, government agency reports (for example, National Academy of Medicine, et cetera) as well as organizational information.
• Cite your sources using current APA guidelines.

Resources:

Strategic Planning

• Baum, N., Brockmann, E. N., & Lacho, K. J. (2016). Strategic planning: A practical primer for the healthcare provider: Part I. The Journal of Medical Practice Management, 31(6), 371–373.
• Baum, N., Brockmann, E. N., & Lacho, K. J. (2016). Strategic planning: A practical primer for the healthcare provider: Part II. The Journal of Medical Practice Management, 32(1), 51–53.

Balanced Scorecard

• Balanced Scorecard | Transcript.
• Meena, K., & Thakkar, J. (2014). Development of balanced scorecard for healthcare using interpretive structural modeling and analytic network process. Journal of Advances in Management Research, 11(3), 232–256.

An older article, but the seminal work by the authors that created the balanced scorecard.

• Kaplan, R. S., & Norton, D. P. (1993). Putting the balanced scorecard to work. Harvard Business Review, 71(5), 134–147.

Environmental Culture and Analysis

• The Value Chain | Transcript.
• The External Environment of a Health Care Organization | Transcript.

This article discusses a greater understanding of the role of culture in sickness, illness, and cultural beliefs of the causes of ill health and diseases.

• Mairs-Levy, J.-J. (2017). Diversity and cultural competence in health care settings: The merits of unbiased multicultural observation in clinical and research context. Biofeedback, 45(3), 50–51.

These resources and articles may be helpful to you in understanding the process for conducting an environmental analysis.

• Hegwer, L. R. (2014). Digging deeper into data. Healthcare Financial Management, 68(2), 80–84.
• Ginter, P. M., Duncan, W. J., & Swayne, L. E. (2013). Strategic management of health care organizations (7th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Chapter 1, “The Nature of Strategic Management,” pages 1–30.
  • Chapter 2, “External Analysis,” pages 33–72.
  • Chapter 3, “Service Area Competitive Analysis,” pages 75–129.
  • Chapter 4, “Internal Analysis and Competitive Advantage,” pages 128–162.
  • Chapter 5, “Directional Strategies,” pages 163–204.
  • Appendix A, “Analyzing Strategic Health Care Cases,” pages 411–421.

Suggested Resources for Further Exploration

These are articles may help prepare you for describing and analyzing the internal and external analysis.

• American Hospital Association. (2015). Environmental scan [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.hhnmag.com/ext/resources/inc-hhn/pdfs/2…
• Post, J. (2017). What is a PEST analysis? Retrieved from http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5512-pest-analysi…
• Jurevicius, O. (2013). Porter’s five forces. Retrieved from https://www.strategicmanagementinsight.com/tools/p…
• Barrett Values Centre. (2016). Mapping values. Retrieved from http://www.valuescentre.com/mapping-values
• Morrison, M. (2016). PEST/ PESTLE analysis introduction. Retrieved from https://rapidbi.com/Introduction-to-the-PESTLE-ana…
• SmartDraw. (2016). Strategic planning examples. Retrieved from https://www.smartdraw.com/strategic-planning/examp…