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Respond to the following questions based AMAZON organization.

    1. Barrier #2: Failure to Move. The crux of the second change barrier—failure to move—is based on the perspective that “for most people, going from being competent to incompetent is a very unappealing proposition…. [which is why] many people would rather be competent at the wrong thing than incompetent at the right thing” (Black, 2014, p. 86). Describe one experience or research finding that either supports or refutes Black’s (2014) claim.
    2. ARCTIC Framework of Needs. “The ARCTIC approach represents major categories of values…that people exhibit from a motivational perspective. Each one has two related sub-dimensions, as summarized in Table 5.3” (Black, 2014, p. 104). Use the ARTIC Framework of Needs to conduct a self-assessment for identifying your major categories of values from a motivational perspective, with explanation of whether you consider the values to be relatively stable or often changeable.
  1. Provide a detailed post that demonstrates clear, insightful critical thinking. Your initial posting should be 200 words long.
  2. Your initial posting is to include, at a minimum, two sources properly cited and referenced: (a) Black, J. S. (2014). It starts with one: Changing individuals changes organizations (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education., and the below:

https://www.arcus.org/files/publication/25084/sear… – ARTIC Framework

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazonbasics-tech-g… AMAZON

Assignment: SLO #3–When You Win

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When You Win…SLO #3

List the office you have won, your political party, and the platform issues dearest to you. (from SLO #1)

  • Research the committees of the House (http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/ _ and state senate _http://www.senate.state.tx.us/committees.php _
  • Choose at least three (3) committees on which you’d serve, if elected.
  • Explain each committee’s functions (is it substantive or procedural?).
  • Explain why your placement on these committees is justified.
  • How does it serve you district’s needs?
  • How does it emphasize your experiences/interests?
  • What kind of constituent service would you be likely to do?
  • Most Texans do not know who their legislators are. How do you seek to solve that problem?

PBHE413 Emerging Disease During Disasters and Emergencies

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Infectious disease outbreaks are uncommon after disasters but the combination of factors have the potential to amplify emerging diseases that were previously in the affected area. These factors that may increase the risks for disease transmission include population displacement, overcrowding, lack of healthcare services, poor sanitation and hygiene, unsafe water, and low vaccine coverage for vaccine-preventable diseases.

Please answer the following questions:

  1. What facilities and procedures does your organization or your local fire district/hospital have in place for infectious or emerging pandemics for public health preparedness during disasters or emergencies?
  2. Do you believe that the facility or practice is adequate to meet the demands of a large volume of infected patients? Why or why not?

Use APA style Format and apa intext citations.

Please No Plagiarism

Preferred Stock Versus Bonds

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Accounting for stock transactions is important in business. Understanding the accounting for the sale of stock, dividends, and treasury stock is important in understanding the equity of a business. In this Discussion, you will look at how businesses finance operations through equity.

This week’s Discussion focuses on Activity 8-4 located on page 318 of your textbook, which reads as follows:

Living Smart has decided to expand its operations to owning and operating long term health care facilities. The following is an excerpt from a conversation between the chief executive officer, Mark Vierra, and the vice president of finance, Jolin Kilcup.

Mark: Jolin, have you given any thought to how we’re going to finance the acquisition of St. George Health Care?

Jolin: Well, the two basic options, as I see it, are to issue either preferred stock or bonds. The equity market is a little depressed right now. The rumor is that the Federal Reserve Bank’s going to increase the interest rate either this month or next.

Mark: Yes, I’ve heard the rumor. The problem is that we can’t wait around to see what’s going to happen. We’ll have to move on this next week if we want any chance to complete the acquisition of St. George.

Jolin: Well, the bond market is strong right now. Maybe we should issue debt this time around.

Mark: That’s what I would have guessed as well. St. George’s financial statements look pretty good, except for the volatility of its income and cash flows. But that’s characteristic of the industry.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of issuing preferred stock versus bonds.

Case study on obesity

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Case Scenario

Mr. C., a 32-year-old single man, is seeking information at the outpatient center regarding possible bariatric surgery for his obesity. He reports that he has always been heavy, even as a small child, but he has gained about 100 pounds in the last 2–3 years. Previous medical evaluations have not indicated any metabolic diseases, but he says he has sleep apnea and high blood pressure, which he tries to control with sodium restriction. He current works at a catalog telephone center.

Objective Data

  1. Height: 68 inches; Weight 134.5 kg
  2. BP: 172/96, HR 88, RR 26
  3. Fasting Blood Glucose: 146/mg/dL
  4. Total Cholesterol: 250mg/dL
  5. Triglycerides: 312 mg/dL
  6. HDL: 30 mg/dL

Critical Thinking Questions

What health risks associated with obesity does Mr. C. have? Is bariatric surgery an appropriate intervention? Why or why not?

Mr. C. has been diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease and the following medications have been ordered:

  1. Magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide (Mylanta) 15 mL PO 1 hour before bedtime and 3 hours after mealtime and at bedtime.
  2. Ranitidine (Zantac) 300 mg PO at bedtime.
  3. Sucralfate/Carafate 1 g or 10ml suspension (500mg / 5mL) 1 hour before meals and at bedtime.

The patient reports eating meals at 7 a.m., noon, and 6 p.m., and a bedtime snack at 10 p.m. Plan an administration schedule that will be most therapeutic and acceptable to the patient.

  1. Assess each of Mr. C.’s functional health patterns using the information given. (Hint: Functional health patterns include health-perception – health management, nutritional – metabolic, elimination, activity-exercise, sleep-rest, cognitive-perceptual, self-perception – self-concept, role-relationship, sexuality – reproductive, coping – stress tolerance.)
  2. What actual or potential problems can you identify? Describe at least five problems and provide the rationale for each.

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  2. Stites Corporation will make $100,000 if it sells 8,000 bathtubs for $200 per unit. If the contribution margin is 30%, what will the fixed costs be?
  3. Bookmark question for laterA firm’s per-unit contribution margin is $30, its fixed costs are $67,500, and its daily production output is 18 units. How many days will it take to break even after it is in operation?
  4. Bookmark question for laterExhibit 21-5The following is a partial income statement for Duncan Corporation for 2011:
    Duncan Corporation
    Projected Income Statement
    For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
    Sales revenue (750 units at $20) $15,000
    Manufacturing cost of goods sold:
    Direct materials used $2,250
    Direct labor 2,100
    Variable manufacturing overhead 2,650
    Fixed manufacturing overhead 750 7,750
    Gross margin $ 7,250
    Selling expenses:
    Variable costs $1,100
    Fixed costs 950
    Administrative expenses:
    Variable costs 900
    Fixed costs 620
    Total selling and administrative expenses 3,570
    Operating income $ 3,680

    Refer to Exhibit 21-5. How many units of its product will Duncan Corporation have to sell to break even?
  5. Bookmark question for laterRefer to Exhibit 21-5. What will be Duncan Corporation’s operating income if sales volume increases by 40 percent?
  6. Bookmark question for laterAt a break-even point of 600 units sold, the variable costs were $600 and the fixed costs were $300. What will the sale of each additional unit contribute to profit before income taxes?
  7. Bookmark question for laterCollins Co. earned a profit of $2,000 in January. The company has estimated that sales will increase by $13,500 in February. Assume that fixed costs for January were $3,000 (and are not expected to change) and the variable cost ratio is 40%. What is the expected profit for the next month?
  8. Bookmark question for laterAfter the break-even point is reached, a firm that has a per-unit contribution margin of $20 will have a $500 increase in profits when sales increase by:
  9. Bookmark question for laterStanley Company manufactures and sells one product for $200 per unit. The variable costs per unit are $140, and monthly total fixed costs are $7,500. Last month Stanley sold 100 units and expects sales to remain the same for the current month. If fixed costs increase by $1,500, what is the break-even point for the current month?
  10. Bookmark question for laterEverclean Company cleans draperies. It charges $90 to clean a full-size drape, and its variable and fixed costs are $55 per drape and $10,000 per year, respectively. Given these data, if Everclean’s variable costs were reduced to $50 per drape, how many drapes would the firm have to clean to break even?
  11. Bookmark question for laterEverclean Company cleans draperies. It charges $90 to clean a full-size drape, and its variable and fixed costs are $55 per drape and $10,000 per year, respectively. Given these data, if Everclean’s fixed costs increased to $15,000, how many drapes must the firm clean to earn $60,000?

  1. Exhibit 18-4Playtime Toys began operations on January 1, 2011. During January it produced 2,000 toys and sold 1,850 toys. The following are needed to make 1 toy:
    Wood 2 board feet at $3 per foot
    Paint 1.5 quarts at $2 per quart
    Direct labor 3 hours at $6 per hour

    Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of $4 per direct labor hour.Refer to Exhibit 18-4. Given the information above, the cost of direct materials used in January would be:
  2. Bookmark question for laterCachet Inc. had a $93,000 balance in Accounts Receivable on July 1. In July, it expects to collect 55% of these receivables and 30% of the July credit sales, which are budgeted at $138,000. What is the budgeted accounts receivable at the end of July?
  3. Bookmark question for laterThe following resources are required to make 1 batch of ice cream:
    Milk 5 gallons at $2.50 per gallon
    Sugar 5 pounds at $0.30 per pound
    Direct labor 45 minutes at $12.00 per hour
    Manufacturing overhead 30 minutes at $6.00 per hour

    Given this information, what is the cost of making 1 batch of ice cream?
  4. Bookmark question for laterTheodore’s Musical Toys makes xylophones. Each xylophone takes 3 labor hours to make at a rate of $10.00 per hour. What is the budgeted production of xylophones if the budgeted direct labor cost for July is $16,200?
  5. Bookmark question for laterA department has a budgeted monthly manufacturing overhead cost of $160,000 plus $16 per direct labor hour. If a flexible budget reflects $388,000 for total manufacturing overhead cost for the month, the actual direct labor hours would be:
  6. Bookmark question for laterExhibit 18-6The July manufacturing overhead budget of Kyoto Corporation, shown below, was constructed assuming an activity level of 48,000 direct labor hours:
    Variable costs:
    Indirect labor $48,000
    Indirect materials 24,000
    Factory supplies 19,200 $ 91,200
    Fixed costs:
    Depreciation $38,400
    Supervision 69,600
    Property taxes 36,000 144,000
    Total overhead costs $235,200

    Refer to Exhibit 18-6. If management prepared a flexible budget for July using 54,000 direct labor hours, what amount would this flexible budget show for indirect labor?
  7. Bookmark question for laterRefer to Exhibit 18-6. If management prepared a flexible budget for July using 40,000 direct labor hours, what amount would this flexible budget show for total variable costs?
  8. Bookmark question for laterRefer to Exhibit 18-6. If management prepared a flexible budget for July using 52,000 direct labor hours, what amount would this flexible budget show for total overhead costs?
  9. Bookmark question for laterExhibit 18-7Cedar Corporation uses a flexible budget for manufacturing overhead based on direct labor hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs per direct labor hour are as follows:
    Indirect labor $12.00
    Indirect materials 6.00
    Maintenance 2.00
    Utilities 1.00

    Fixed overhead costs per month are:

    Supervision $8,000
    Insurance 1,600
    Factory rent 1,300
    Depreciation 1,900

    Refer to Exhibit 18-7. If Cedar prepares a flexible budget for 4,000 direct labor hours, what amount will this budget show for variable manufacturing overhead costs?
  10. Bookmark question for laterRefer to Exhibit 18-7. If Cedar prepares a flexible budget for 6,000 direct labor hours, what amount will this budget show for total manufacturing overhead costs?

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Hospitality Corporation Analysis, Finding a company to work with. just 1 page

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Hospitality Strategic Management.

Hospitality Corporation Analysis,

Finding a company to work with.

I choose Hyatt hotel

For this assignment you need to locate a publicly traded hospitality corporation that you are interested in. Read through the annual report t for the company and answer the following questions.

  • What is the primary purpose of the company? (McDonalds serves quick serve meals fast and inexpensive).
  • Identify the companies two closest competitors?
  • What is the company’s greatest strength or competitive advantage?
  • What was the annual revenue for fiscal year 2015?
  • What was their resource capacity at YE 2015? (How many restaurants or hotel rooms did the company have?)
  • What do you think is the most interesting thing about the company?
  • What is the latest business news on the company you have chosen? Include the link to the article.

PowerPoint presentation for BUS-499 Capstone.

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In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignments 1, 2, and 3.

Consider the corporation you have selected to use in your first three assignments. Identify one of the firm’s major competitors that you would consider working for.

Research the corporation on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

You will do a 15 minutes presentation to the Board of Directors of the corporation. Develop an eight to twelve slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes based upon Assignments 1 through 4. You may choose to compare your chosen corporation to a major competitor with whom you would like to work. You will make recommendations to the Board of Directors based upon your analysis and decision on why the corporation remains or is not a good fit for you.

Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success as a competitive employer in the industry.

Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.

Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.

Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.

Develop an executive level Power Point presentation with 8 -12 slides with speaker notes and appropriate graphics or professional video.

Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Use at least three (3) quality references. Note:Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

References must be submitted on a Works Cited page using APA format.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.
  • Identify how the six segments of the general environment affect an industry and its firms.
  • Identify the five forces of competition.
  • Analyze the external environment for opportunities and threats that impact the firm.
  • Analyze the internal environment of a company for strengths and weaknesses that impact the firm’s competitiveness.
  • Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.
  • Assess the ethical implications related to strategic decisions.
  • Predict ways in which corporate governance will affect strategic decisions.
  • Assess the relationship between strategy and organizational structure.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
  • Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

Theory and Cognitive Restructuring Discussion Board

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In the past few years, there have been several studies on psychopathic personalities. Psychopathology has always been considered a psychological theory of crime. With these new studies (where they have tested the firing neurons in the brain), there is now a controversy over whether a psychopath would fall under the category of a psychological or biological theory.

For example, one study showed incarcerated psychopaths a series of slides that showed not only photos of happy families and pleasant landscapes but also photos of gruesome crime scenes. It was noted that in what was deemed the normal population, the neurons fired in several sections of the brain when the pleasant photos were shown and in a different section when the gruesome photos were shown. In the psychopathic population, all neurons fired in the same area of the brain.

Write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions.

  • Do you think psychopaths are more likely to exhibit violent criminal behavior? Why or why not?
    • What factors could increase the likelihood that a psychopathic individual will engage in criminal behavior? Explain.
    • What factors do you think could reduce the likelihood that a psychopathic individual will engage in criminal behavior? Explain.
  • Do you believe that the person who is deemed a psychopath would fall under a psychological theory or a biological theory? Why or why not? Explain your rationale.
  • Should this make a difference in the incarceration of this person? Why or why not? Explain.

APA Format, 2 reference minimum

Lesson 6: Legal Rights (only 5 questions)

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( I AM NOT GOING HIGHER THAN $1 CONSIDERING THERE ARE ONLY 5 QUESTIONS, I ADDED THE MAX TIME, AND I PROVIDED THE ANSWERS IN THE READING)

The legal rights of the American people are an important part of the Constitution. The issue of colonial rights has led American colonists to revolt against Great Britain. Yet, the American attachment to legal rights results from having been a British colony for many, many years.

The American idea of legal rights in the 1700’s was based upon the British view of the “rights of Englishmen.” Many of those rights actually applied to English women as well as to the English men. The American colonists, as British subjects, believed that those rights were also theirs.

The rights of Englishmen included:

  • Free speech and free press
  • The right to a fair trial by a jury
  • The right to bail for an accused person
  • Protection of personal property rights
  • Protection against an oppressive government
  • An increased degree of self-government.

During the late 1760’s and early 1770’s, many colonists accused the British of violating the rights of American colonists. They especially protested against the various British systems of taxation that were introduced. There were no American colonists elected to the British parliament that voted for the taxes. To many colonists this was “taxation without representation.” The British government denied this charge. They pointed out that members of the British parliament represented all of Great Britain and its colonies. This difference in outlook worsened relations between Britain and its colonies.

The colonists rebelled against Great Britain and won their independence in 1783. After 1788, the Constitution established the basis of government in the new United States. It also set forth the legal rights of Americans.

Habeas Corpus

One legal right in the original Constitution was the protection of persons accused of crimes.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 2 of the Constitution states that the right of “…habeas corpus shall not be suspended…” except in times of great emergency.

What is habeas corpus? Why is this an important legal right? Habeas corpus is a Latin expression meaning, “you should have the body.” These are the first words of a court order, called a writ, directing a jailer to bring a prisoner before a judge. The accused person must then be charged with a crime or set free.

Habeas corpus is an important legal right for two main reasons. First, it makes it impossible for an accused person to be held in jail for long periods of time without being charged with a crime. Second, it enables the accused person to know the charges against him or her. Once the charges are known, the accused can prepare a defense with legal counsel.

Bills of Attainder /Ex Post Facto

Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 of the Constitution states that “No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.”

What are bills of attainder? What are ex post facto laws? What is their legal importance? A bill of attainder is a law that punishes a person without a trial. Such persons are punished for what they are, not for what they did. “Attainder” comes from the word “attaint,” meaning a stain upon the honor. During the Middle Ages, many kings punished entire families for the acts of any one or several members of the family. They were declared “attainted,” or touched with the same dishonor, and were not given a trial. The American colonists were determined to prevent such punishments. No American can be punished by a law that singles out a person or group for punishment.

An ex post facto law makes an act a crime even if it was not a crime at the time it was committed. In other words, the law reaches back in time and punishes people for actions that were not unlawful when the act took place. This type of law was used during the Middle Ages and later by kings to rid themselves of troublesome subjects. The American colonists thought this was a cruel law that placed too much power in the hands of rulers and government officials. For this reason, it was banned by the Constitution. No American can be punished by a law that makes a crime of an action that was legal at the time it was committed.

The authors of the Constitution also took steps to protect the legal rights of Americans in their business dealings. This was especially important because there were often different laws in each of the states in the federal republic.

Contracts

Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the Constitution forbids any state to enact a law “…impairing the obligation of contracts.”

Contracts are agreements made between two or more people, groups of people, or businesses. A law that impairs a contract keeps it from being carried out entirely or in part. It would be impossible to conduct business in the United States if the laws in any state could overturn legally drawn contracts. A state can take steps to void a contract only if the contract is illegal, immoral, or dangerous to the health, safety, or morals of the public.

The Constitution as adopted in 1788 provided protection of the legal rights of Americans. Even so, many of these protections were incomplete, and the led to the “Bill of Rights” in the form of amendments to the Constitution. The Constitution was only ratified when its supporters promised to include a Bill of Rights.

Lesson 6 Review

Directions: Answer each question below by writing a strong paragraph that includes supporting information from the lesson. Please cite your outside resources.

A strong paragraph includes a minimum of three to five details from the lesson and is written in Academic English form. For more information on Academic English form, refer to the documents in the Orientation.

1. List three important “rights of Englishmen” and explain why you think these are important.

2. Define the term habeas corpus and explain its importance in the protection of the legal rights of Americans.

3. What is an ex post facto law, and why is it forbidden in the Constitution?

4. Explain the meaning of “bill of attainder” and why it is forbidden in the Constitution.

5. Why do you think the Constitution was ratified only after the provision for amendments was added? Explain fully.