Komatsu: The Rise of a Service-Dominant Logic

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Review the case Komatsu: The Rise of Service Dominant Logic and provide an analysis of the case. Your paper should be no less than 5 or 6 pages not including cover page and reference page. Your work should be formatted in the APA style and you must provide at least 5 references to support your work. Make sure that you use headings in your paper.

Also, work will be reviewed for plagiarism. Make sure that all necessary content is cited properly. Your goal should be approximately 20% of cited content. If you do not cite and present work as your own, it is considered plagiarism. High similarity that is cited is not desirable as well as it reflects a lack of original content.

To understand the issues, you may need to analyze the company, industry and external market issues or any other information. Identify issues, explain why it is an issue, explain your response, why did you respond as you did, and support your response with an external reference.

This is an unprompted case, the issues are for your to discover and provide recommendations based upon your analysis of the company.

Module 1 Intro Psychology

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In this chapter, you will learn how to recognize the difference between correlation and causation and how to distinguish between correct and inappropriate claims based on research design. In Investigation: Correlation Is Not Causation, you will have an opportunity to show your understanding of the concepts and apply them to claims presented in an article. This chapter provides you with some low-stakes opportunities to practice course concepts and earn points for the Soomo Chapter Activities. Types of questions include multiple-choice questions, poll questions, and open-ended questions (short answer and response board). It is recommended to complete the Soomo Chapter Activities first in this module, complete your initial discussion board post, work on your Soomo Action Plan Activities, and submit your discussion board responses.

  • This activity is automatically graded, and points are delivered to the Grade Center as you answer questions in the webtext. You can expect the points you have earned to be delivered to the Grade Center about 10 minutes after you complete your webtext session.

White Collar Crime, case study help

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White-Collar Crime

White-collar crime has come of age. Instead of confidence swindles, and stings, computers are the tool for the new-age criminal. Address the following in your paper:

  • Describe three of the new-age crimes termed “white collar crime.”
  • Identify and discuss criminal investigative techniques employed in the white-collar crimes you described.  
  • Explain the similarities and differences of white-collar investigation techniques compared to other crimes.
  • Identify the unique attributes of the investigation of white-collar crime.
  • In addition to the suggestions presented in Criminal Investigation, explain how society can work to prevent this type of crime. What does our text suggest? 

The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding reference and title pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two academic resources, one of which can be found in the Ashford University Library, to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page.

Time to Scrap Performance Appraisals?

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An important part of being an effective manager is the performance evaluation process. Read Time to Scrap Performance Appraisals?, which explains some of the problems with the performance evaluation process and offers some suggestions on how to make this process more meaningful and effective. After reading the article, think about your last performance evaluation (or a school-related evaluation). In your initial post, describe this evaluation. How did you feel walking out of that meeting with your manager or professor? Was it meaningful and effective? Did you have a clear understanding of your performance? Did you understand your goals and objectives?

Next, consider the “new keys to success” discussed in the article. Address the following additional questions in your initial post: Could your evaluation have been made clearer to you? Which “keys to success” would have assisted in your situation? Why?

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshbersin/2013/05/06…

    PSY 250 words discussion

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    Analyzing Basic Applied Research

    There are very different views of what types of evidence are most credible in evaluating the effectiveness of psychological treatment research. In this discussion you will analyze basic applied psychological research as well as evaluate how researchers applied a research process in the development of specific components. To begin, read the following articles (which can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library):

    • “Practice-Based Evidence: Back to the Future”
    • “Psychological Treatments: Putting Evidence into Practice and Practice into Evidence”

    After reading the articles listed above, analyze the basic applied research within each of your two selected articles by answering the following questions:

    • What is the main point-of-view in each article?
    • What are the primary assumptions each author makes?
    • Which author are you inclined to agree with? Support your choice with scholarly reasoning and cite your evidence.

    You are required to include one peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years to support your perspective.

    Homework for MGT-301 Organizational Behaviour

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    Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

    • The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
    • Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
    • Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
    • Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
    • Late submission will NOT be accepted.
    • Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
    • All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
    • Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

    Course Learning Outcomes-Covered

    1

    Develop the problem-solving skills for teamwork especially if the problem relates to the task (Lo 3.2).

    2

    Ability to communicate and share information within the team and organization in professional manner (Lo 4.4).

    Assignment 2

    Reference Source: Book-Ch:-13 & 14(10 Marks)

    Critical Thinking:-Leadership

    Use at least 3 scientific references to support your answers. Follow APA-style when referencing.

    Assignment Question(s):

    • Define leadership and explain the difference between being a manager and being a leader. Which boss would you rather have? Why? (02 Marks)
    • The leadership style theories, which you have learned in the chapter 13 & 14 based on that determine which leadership styles are suitable for managers who are managing workers ( both Blue collar & White collar) in the organizations.(03 Marks)
    • Describe directive leadership and supportive leadership, Explain their importance. (02 Marks)
    • How organizations are benefitted from supportive leadership? Give an example of such organization which you might have come across. (03 Marks)

    My Leadership SMART Goal

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    My
    Leadership SMART Goal (graded)

    Your second
    assignment, My Leadership SMART Goal paper, is to be submitted this week.
    Guidelines for this assignment may be found in Doc Sharing. This assignment
    will be automatically submitted to Turnitin. Please see Course Resources under
    Course Home, and Doc Sharing for more information about Turnitin and how to
    interpret your results.

    Purpose

    The purpose of
    this assignment is to develop a SMART-formatted goal related to your
    professional leadership applicable to your current practice setting or future
    leadership aspirations. This goal is about YOUR leadership development, not
    those of the organization or the department where you work.  Many organizations have developed the
    SMART-goal framework as they strive for performance improvement.  Your goal may tie to one of the departmental
    or organizational SMART goals but the components of the goal are about YOUR
    leadership development The Institute of Medicine’s quality initiative has
    identified five core healthcare profession competencies. This assignment
    focuses on only two of those initiatives. Either Patient-Centered Care or Working in Interdisciplinary
    and/or Interprofessional Teams will serve as a framework for identification of
    YOUR leadership SMART goal.

    Directions

    Review the
    Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) core healthcare competencies. Select ONE of the
    competencies that you will work on for developing a Leadership SMART Goal.  You are to select one of the following
    competencies for YOUR SMART goal. 

     
    Managing Patient-Centered Care 
    or

    Working
    in interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional teams;

    1. 
    Create
    ONE leadership goal that is in the SMART goal format. You practiced this in the
    Week 3 Discussion, and received valuable feedback from your instructor and
    peers. Please refer to this as you work on the assignment.

    S – Specific (Who besides YOU is involved in the goal, what
    is YOUR goal, where will it take place?)

    M – Measurable (How
    are YOU going to achieve the goal?) Be specific with measureable outcomes.

    A – Attainable
    (What resources and/or experts are available to assist YOU with attaining YOUR
    goal?)

    R – Realistic
    (Is YOUR goal something that is realistically obtainable in YOUR professional
    practice?) Be specific.

    T – Time bound (What specific dates or weeks will YOU
    accomplish each task related to your leadership goal?)

    ·  Example
    NOT in SMART format:     I will learn how to be a manager. This goal is lofty, not
    measurable, and unattainable in the time allotted, probably not realistic, and
    not time bound.

    · 
    Examplein SMART
    Format:     I will
    learn the disciplinary process of an employee who has excessive absences, by
    locating the organization’s attendance policy and meeting with the unit
    manager, reviewing peer-reviewed articles and credible websites to obtain
    information on the disciplinary process by Week 4 (or specified date).

    Note: This particular
    example relates to Core Competency: Managing Patient-Centered Care.

    This example is a
    SMART goal that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
    and Time-bound.

    S-Specific

    o 
    Who– Your name, or “I” Indicate others who may be involved.

    o 
    What– Learn the disciplinary process of employees who have excessive
    absences

    o 
    Where– Your organization

    M-Measurable

    o 
    How: Through locating the organization’s attendance policy and
    passing a quiz on the content of the policy.

    A-Attainable

    o 
    Resources and/or Expert: Meeting with the unit manager, reviewing
    peer-reviewed articles, and credible websites

    R-Realistic

    o 
    Realistically
    obtainable:     Access to the organization, policies, and unit manager. Various resources
    are available.

    T-Time bound

    o 
    Specific
    dates:     By Week 4 (or specific date)

    2. 
    Go to the Chamberlain library
    (http://library.chamberlain.edu) and search the
    databases (under Menu tab) to locate scholarly articles related to your SMART
    goal. Also, search for credible websites to gain insight into how to accomplish
    your goal.

    3. 
    Construct a plan of action to
    reach My Leadership SMART goal.  Be
    specific by creating a timeline of when you plan on doing each action; explain
    how, when, and where you plan to communicate with an expert; and identify
    specific resources you will use to help you achieve your goal.

    a.  Example Plan of Action for above mentioned
    example:

    o 
    Seek approval to review the organization’s policies and schedule
    a meeting/interview with the unit manager by _____ (fill in date).

    o 
    Review the policies on disciplinary action by _____ (fill in
    date).

    o 
    Review the American Nurses Association website and peer-reviewed
    articles in the American Journal of Nursing and Journal of Advanced Nursing by
    _____ (fill in date).

    o 
    Evaluate the findings from the above resources by _____ (fill in
    date).  Pass the quiz.

    4. 
    Write
    a scholarly paper that follows APA formatting guidelines. Organize your content
    logically and express your thoughts clearly. Use appropriate headers to
    separate sections of your paper. Check for any grammar or spelling errors
    before submission.

    5. 
    Submit your completed NR 447 My Leadership SMART Goal paper,
    which should be approximately six pages (excluding title page and references)
    to the Week 4 My Leadership SMART Goal Paper Dropbox. This assignment is automatically submitted to Turn It In. 

    350-700 words on project cost estimating techniques CPMGT 303

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    WEEK ONE INDIVIDUAL ASSINGMENT

    Title: Project Estimating Technique

    Description: In this assignment, students will review and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of project cost estimating techniques

    Instructions:

    1. Review　Ch. 7 of the　PMBOK®　Guide　and the Week 1 ERR articles located under the “Project Estimation,” “Project Scope,” and “Project Risk Analysis” topic headers.
    2. Write　a 350- to 700-word paper that briefly describes each of the project cost estimating techniques. Include the following:
    • Explain when each cost estimating technique would be used.
    • Explain how each cost estimating technique is used.
    • Provide sources of information needed to determine the most appropriate technique for a project.
    • Explain what tools you could use to justify your estimates.

    Reference requirement(s): 　

    • Assignment must include direct quotations from course texts and may include direct quotes and paraphrases from any acceptable sources as prescribed in Mahoney’s Instructor’s Policies.　(Note: Only the eBooks contained in the Learning Activities are considered course texts.　 Videos, forum posts, and supplemental information provided in assignment materials do not count as the texts.)
    • Citations and references must support your assertions, validate your claims, and give weight to your ideas. They are not to be used in lieu of your ideas or as a substitute for your own original work.　 All citations and references must germane to, and compliment, your own words.　
    • The total amount of cited material may not exceed 20% of the assignment’s total content; 80% of the assignment must be original work.

    　Formatting:　

    • Formatting must be consistent with APA requirements noted in the APA Sample Paper and any supplemental requirements noted in　 Mahoney’s Instructor’s Policies.

    Submission(s):

    The following file(s) must be submitted for this assignment by clicking　the Assignment Files tab. Submissions made in formats other than those listed below will not be accepted for grading

      1. The assignment paper in Microsoft® Word® format

    Software requirements:　

    • Microsoft® Word® 2003/2007/2010/2013
    • Skillsoft® Link (Java for Skillsoft Skillport link)

    Media Representation, Complete Research Project Presentation help

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    TIME LIMIT – all presentations should be between 6-7 minutes.

    LITERATURE REVIEW – Briefly mention the three academic articles or books

    you reviewed early in the semester. This should be the shortest part of

    the presentation because your findings and your voice matters the most.

    You want to explain the argument of the author and how they support

    that argument. So you can do something like this: Jones states that Muslim women are misrepresented in film. They are always seen as a passive victim or as in need of white femininity to save them. To support this Jones watched and deconstructed three films that featured a Muslim protagonist or supporting character. Similarly,Navarro found television also portrays Muslim women as in need of

    saving. This finding came from the content analysis of seven sitcoms that aired from ….

    To do this: Break your literature review (Attach File) up into three short, three

    sentence paragraphs. Sentence one – the argument (how are people

    portrayed if portrayed at all). Sentence two – support (what media did

    the author consume or discuss in their work). Sentence three – short

    details (for example, one scene discussed by Navarro details ….). KEEP

    THIS SECTION BETWEEN ONE-TWO MINUTES.

    You can choose to create a PowerPoint however you see fit.. I recommend

    using images on the PowerPoint and quotes or short statements. Too much

    text on a PP distracts the audience from what you are saying.

    PART II – Your analysis — THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART

    So, I can’t really give a template here given that this will vary based

    on topic. However, you should analyze THREE DIFFERENT PIECES OF MEDIA

    here. If I were working with the representation of Muslim women I would

    choose three different films, television shows, magazine ads, etc… to

    analyze. Ask yourself the following questions:

    1: Does your analysis support the previous literature? If Muslim women

    are shown as passive in the media you consume you want to tell me HOW

    this is conveyed. Is it angle? Lighting? Scripting? Body language? Think

    critically here. Provide details. Remember I am always saying SHOW

    DON’T TELL. Don’t tell me that misrepresentation occurred, provide vivid

    detail that shows me how it occurred.

    2: Do you find something new? Did your analysis bring up something not

    covered in the reading? Ok, that’s great. Name it. Explain how it is

    different from the literature you just reviewed for us.

    NOTE:: I strongly recommend narrowing your focus here. What I mean is

    that, if you are going to talk about film or television, pick ONE SCENE

    FROM EACH. That’s it. Otherwise you are going to over-saturate yourself.

    If you are looking at the news pick only three different news stories.

    Don’t overdo it.

    This is the section where you put that media literacy to work.

    You’ll want examples here on your PowerPoint – pictures, screenshots, quotes, etc… Show us what you are seeing.

    PART III – Suggestions. Again, this is very brief. What can the media do

    better? I recommend putting those suggestions in text on the slide and

    quickly going over them.

    John Chasteen’s Born in Blood and Fire

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    You should answer EACH QUESTION in 3-4 pages for part 6 it’s a short answer or short essay, Just answer as many of the prompts as you can in part 6, but you are welcome to add more if you wish but, part 6 should be also 3-4 pages.

    Part 1: Briefly compare the differences between the nonsedentary, semisedentary, and fully sedentary groups that inhabited the Americas before the Encounter? How would you describe their relationship to the land? How did it vary from group to group?

    Part 2: Discuss the causes of the independence movements in order to pinpoint the reason for the collapse of Spanish and Portuguese rule in most of Latin America.

    Part 3: Briefly compare liberal ideas versus conservative ideas within the context of Latin America. Which ideas do you think predominated in postcolonial Latin America?

    Part 4: Who were Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo? How did they represent the peasants and indigenous people who fought in the Mexican Revolution? Be sure to include in your discussion a commentary on revolutionary ideals in Rivera’s Detroit Industry mural series.

    Part 5: Why did the military stage a coup d’état in Brazil? Once in power, how did they rule the country?

    Part 6: (Falkland Islands War): How is it possible that two nations that are political allies of the United States, Argentina and Great Britain, could have gone to war over such a desolate location in the South Atlantic Ocean? Do you agree with the British government’s position that they went to war to protect British subjects? Or do you agree with Argentina’s historical claims over the islands they call Las Malvinas? How effective was United States foreign policy over this episode? Do you think President Reagan and Secretary of State Haig could have handled things much differently? What lessons can other nations, including the United States, learn from this episode in world history and politics? Your answer is worth a possible 10 points.