Environmental Scanning

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A strategic management plan addresses four different management functions: environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, evaluation and control. Weeks 3, 4 and 5 individual assignments (Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) are integrated to generate a strategic management plan. The purpose of the Week 3 individual assignment is to evaluate the internal and external environments of a company selected by the student, to analyze the competitive advantage of the selected company, to evaluate a set of suitable strategies, and to examine appropriate metrics.

This assignment provides students an opportunity to research a selected company as if they were involved in a company’s actual strategic management planning process. It allows students to see which management planning process and management plan the selected company is currently using, allowing them to measure the effectiveness of current strategies.

A Strategic Management Plan addresses four different management functions: Environmental Scanning, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, Evaluation and Control.

The Week 3, 4, and 5 Individual Assignments (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) are integrated to generate a Strategic Management Plan. This is Part 1 of the three part Strategic Management Plan.

Assignment Steps

Write a 1,050-word report in which you select a company you are familiar with or a company where you currently work, and do the following:

  • Evaluate the internal and external environments of your selected company using an environmental scan.
  • Analyze the competitive advantage of your selected company.
  • Evaluate the strategies your selected company uses to create value and gain competitive advantage.
  • Examine the measurement guidelines your selected company uses to verify its strategic effectiveness.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the measurement guidelines your selected company uses.

Cite 3 scholarly references, including at least one peer-reviewed reference from the University Library.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Blow Out, Air Bag Recall, Week 3 assignment help

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Blow Out.pdf

Review the article “Blow Out” from
this week’s reading assignment. This article pertains to the recall of air bag
products. Assume you are the manager for a large automotive company that will
be using air bags in your products. What risk assessment tools will you use in
order to ensure that the product being installed into your vehicles meets
safety standards in order to avoid a recall? Use your course materials and
outside research to generate a solid analysis on why these methods would be
helpful. Your analysis should be supported by research.

Directions for obtaining the file: Login to the Grantham University library by
clicking on the Resources tab from the main page. You will then log into
EBSCOHost. Once you have accessed the database, simply copy and paste the title
of the article and press enter to search and you should now have the file
accessible to review.

The requirements below must be met
for your paper to be accepted and graded:

  • Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5
    pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original
    content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come
    from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside the course
    material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and
    other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the
    three reference requirement.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs,
    quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a
    reference page in APA style.

References
must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN,
online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc.
Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for
academic writing. 

Ethics of the Prosecutor

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The prosecutor has specific ethical obligations besides seeking justice. Chapter Six discusses the ethical duties of a prosecutor. The textbook provides case law (page 162) regarding some of the decisions a prosecutor makes in the scope of their duties. The 1935 case, Berger v United States, says the prosecutor’s primary interest is justice not simply winning cases. How does this ruling support the use of discretion and the role of ethics for the prosecutor? You will need to define justice in the paper.

The assignment is:

  1. Write a three (3) to four (4) page paper in APA format discussing the role of ethics in the decision to prosecute an individual. You will need to define the ethics of a prosecutor.
  2. Does the need to win a case override the ethical need to be fair and justice?
  3. What is more important justice or a conviction, using Berger v United States?
  4. What outside pressures would make the decision for the prosecutor? For example; public demands for a conviction.

Week 8 Assignemnt

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Week 8 Assignment

Application: Measurement/Improvement

Select a topic from the list below and write a brief research paper,
no more than two pages (excluding cover page and references), double
spaced, using APA style. Include references on the topic after finding a
minimum of four (4) literature sources. Relate your topic to
organizational performance measurement or improvement.

  • Organizational change
  • Surveys
  • Early warning systems
  • Identify one issue that merits attention in criminal justice
  • Operating in union environment
  • Planning and decision making
  • Strategic planning
  • Does command and control still work for law enforcement?
  • Effects of micromanagement
  • Transparency in organizations
  • Accreditation–pro and cons of the process
  • Mission/Vision/Values–identifying core values
  • Inter-organizational cooperation and collaboration in the criminal justice system
  • Marketing the organization

LEG 440 Competition Requirements, law homework help

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Federal Acquisition Review (FAR) Part 15 – Negotiations states “Exchanges of information among all interested parties, from the earliest identification of a requirement through receipt of proposals, is encouraged.” When planning a competitive solicitation, the agency must provide needed information in order to develop a thorough request that takes into account the agency’s objectives for quality, schedule, and costs.

Imagine that you are a contracts officer for the IRS, and your supervisor has tasked you with the procurement of a new software system for processing tax returns.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Analyze the proposal adequacy checklist for organizing a proposal, and summarize the intrinsic value of two (2) of the suggestions on the checklist. Prepare and articulate an argument in support of your position.
  2. Debate whether or not the offeree should let an offeror’s mistake within a proposal go uncorrected, even if such action would cause the offeror to withstand a loss. 
  3. Suggest one (1) judicial remedy available to the offeror to prevent his / her loss. Provide an argument in support of your position. 
  4. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
  5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    • Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify and apply the appropriate Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses to meet compliance in contracting actions and dispute resolution requirements.
  • Explain the basic elements and compliance issues of the federal procurement framework (contract formulation, solicitation, costs, payment, financing, administration, and closeout).
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in procurement and contract law.
  • Write clearly and concisely about procurement and contract law using correct grammar and mechanics.

I need your opinion without resources and write as English as second language

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please write a paragraph 4 to 5 sentences When you finish I have to reply to my classmate with one sentence

Discussion 1

Instructions: You will read question or prompt completely. You will respond or follow the directions of the prompt. Then you will reply to at least two of their peers.

Question/prompt: Your younger brother, a first-year student in high school, has just made the school’s junior varsity team. Your father is very pleased and tells your brother that if he tries hard enough he will have a good chance of getting a scholarship to college and maybe even playing in the pros. Do you agree with what your father told your brother? What could you tell your father so he would be able to provide better and more realistic advice to your brother in the future?

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Discussion 2

Instructions: Student will read question or prompt completely. When you see the term discuss, you should think describe or explain your point of view and provide supporting evidence. You are to complete each assignment utilizing complete sentences in paragraph format. You will provide a response or follow the directions of the prompt. Then you will reply to at least two of their peers.

Question/prompt: Explain the reasons for the explosive growth in sport sponsorship over the last three decades.

10 hours ago

Analyzing an article in from a philosopher’s view (Toulmin Method) and a feminist view

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I need someone to finish my essay, i’m half way through it. But i think it would be great if someone started from scratch. The essay is a final paper and needs to be analyzed in two views. A philosopher’s view (Toulmin Method) and a feminist view. Also an annotated bibliography is required. In the intro summarize the article with a thesis and mention what views will be used. In the body, analyze the article within the two views but use a transition sentence to connect it together with (4-7) sources. The conclusion is to compare and contrast the two views and explain why they are used. I have attached the prompt and my draft

wk 6 Discussion: Competing Interests in Public Policy

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Discussion: Competing Interests in Public Policy

Contemporary public policy often is the result of a complex series of interactions among a large group of actors. Legislative bodies and government agencies are important players in policy formulation and implementation; however, they are not the only entities involved. There is a multitude of interested parties that may be involved in a public policy issue. For example, education policy issues might involve National Departments of Education, local departments of education, local school boards, teachers, and parents. In addition, there may be other competing interests such as church groups, atheist groups, or publishing groups, which believe that certain subjects should or should not be taught in schools. The interaction among interested parties—referred to as and considered to be competing interests—may be harmonious or conflicting, but their collective involvement in the policy network may have a major effect on outcomes of public policy.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review the article “Using Collaboration as a Governance Strategy: Lessons from Six Watershed Management Programs” in this week’s Learning Resources. Think about how competing interests might collaborate in order to influence the formulation of public policy.
  • Select an issue related to your specialization or one with which you are familiar. Identify competing interests related to your chosen issue.
  • Think about the role that competing interests might play in advocating and formulating public policy related to the issue you selected.

Post a brief description of the issue you selected and the competing interests involved. Then, explain the role that the competing interests play in advocating and formulating public policy related to your particular issue.

If you live outside the United States, analyze a policy issue in your country along with the competing interests that help shape it.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.


Imperial, M. T. (2005). Using collaboration as a governance strategy: Lessons from six watershed management programs. Administration and Society, 37(3), 281–320.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases

Payroll Accounting Accounting 2017

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Required information

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Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse pays its employees according to their job classification. The following employees make up Sugarhouse’s staff:

Employee
Number		 Name and Address Payroll information
A-Mille Thomas Millen Hire Date: 2-1-2016
1022 Forest School Rd DOB: 12-16-1982
Woodstock, VT 05001 Position: Production Manager
802-478-5055 PT/FT: FT, nonexempt
SSN: 031-11-3456 No. of Exemptions: 4
401(k) deduction: 3% M/S: M
Pay Rate: $35,000/year
A-Towle Avery Towle Hire Date: 2-1-2016
4011 Route 100 DOB: 7-14-1991
Plymouth, VT 05102 Position: Production Worker
802-967-5873 PT/FT: FT, nonexempt
SSN: 089-74-0974 No. of Exemptions: 1
401(k) deduction: 5% M/S: S
Pay Rate: $12.00/hour
A-Long Charlie Long Hire Date: 2-1-2016
242 Benedict Road DOB: 3-16-1987
S. Woodstock, VT 05002 Position: Production Worker
802-429-3846 PT/FT: FT, nonexempt
SSN: 056-23-4593 No. of Exemptions: 2
401(k) deduction: 2% M/S: M
Pay Rate: $12.50/hour
B-Shang Mary Shangraw Hire Date: 2-1-2016
1901 Main Street #2 DOB: 8-20-1994
Bridgewater, VT 05520 Position: Administrative Assistant
802-575-5423 PT/FT: PT, nonexempt
SSN: 075-28-8945 No. of Exemptions: 1
401(k) deduction: 3% M/S: S
Pay Rate: $10.50/hour
B-Lewis Kristen Lewis Hire Date: 2-1-2016
840 Daily Hollow Road DOB: 4-6-1950
Bridgewater, VT 05523 Position: Office Manager
802-390-5572 PT/FT: FT, exempt
SSN: 076-39-5673 No. of Exemptions: 3
401(k) deduction: 4% M/S: M
Pay Rate: $32,000/year
B-Schwa Joel Schwartz Hire Date: 2-1-2016
55 Maple Farm Way DOB: 5-23-1985
Woodstock, VT 05534 Position: Sales
802-463-9985 PT/FT: FT, exempt
SSN: 021-34-9876 No. of Exemptions: 2
401(k) deduction: 5% M/S: M
Pay Rate: $24,000/year base plus 3%
B-Prevo Toni Prevosti Hire Date: 2-1-2016
10520 Cox Hill Road DOB: 9-18-1967
Bridgewater, VT 05521 Position: Owner/President
802-673-2636 PT/FT: FT, exempt
SSN: 055-22-0443 No. of Exemptions: 5
401(k) deduction: 6% M/S: M
Pay Rate: $45,000/year
S-Student Student F. Success Hire Date: 2-1-2016
1644 Smitten Road DOB: 1-1-1991
Woodstock, VT 05001 Position:
555-555-5555 PT/FT: PT, nonexempt
SSN: 555-55-5555 No. of Exemptions: 2
M/S: S
Pay Rate: $34,000/year

The departments are as follows:

Department A: Agricultural Workers

Department B: Office Workers

Voluntary deductions for each employee are as follows:

Name Deduction
Thomas Millen Insurance: $155/paycheck
401(k): 3% of gross pay
Marital Status: Married
Avery Towle Insurance: $100/paycheck
401(k): 5% of gross pay
Marital Status: Single
Charlie Long Insurance: $155/paycheck
401(k): 2% of gross pay
Marital Status: Married
Mary Shangraw Insurance: $100/paycheck
401(k): 3% of gross pay
Marital Status: Single
Kristen Lewis Insurance: $155/paycheck
401(k): 4% of gross pay
Marital Status: Married
Joel Schwartz Insurance: $100/paycheck
401(k): 5% of gross pay
Marital Status: Married
Toni Prevosti Insurance: $155/paycheck
401(k): 6% of gross pay
Marital Status: Married
Student F Success Insurance: $100/paycheck
401(k): 2% of gross pay
Marital Status: Single

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February 12 is the end of the first pay period for Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse and includes work completed during the week of February 8-12. Using the payroll register, compute the employee gross pay and net pay using 35 hours as the standard workweek for all employees except Mary Shangraw, who works 20 hours per week and receives overtime for any time worked past that point. The other hourly employees receive overtime pay when they work more than 35 hours in one week. Joel Schwartz has made $5,000 in case sales at a 3% commission rate during this pay period. Remember that the employees are paid biweekly. The first day of work for Prevosti Farsm and Sugarhouse for all employees is February 8, 2016. Note that the first pay period comprises only one week of work, but the pay frequency for federal income tax purposes is biweekly. Federal withholding tax should be computed using the wage-bracket tables in Appendix C. State witholding tax for Vermont is computed at 3.55% of taxable wages (i.e., gross pay less pre-tax deductions).

The hours for the nonexempt employees are as follows:

Name Hourly rate Hours worked
2/8–2/12
Towle $ 12.00 35 hours
Long $ 12.50 40 hours
Shangraw $ 10.50 21 hours
Success (You) $ 34,000/year 35 hours

Complete the payroll register for this pay period and update the Employee Earnings Record form for each employee with the corresponding information. Ensure to input an hourly rate for each employee (including those that are salaried) that is rounded to 5 decimal places.

public health implementation

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Throughout this course, you have completed components of your Final Project. Initiating research to address a health issue as well as considering how to design, plan, and implement a health education program to address this health issue are important skills for a health educator. While in practice many of the considerations central to the needs of addressing a health issue in a population will not be so straightforward, your practical application of the concepts as they relate to health education will help prepare you for your current or future role as a health educator.

For this Assignment, review the Point Mar Case Study

Point Mar Case Study
Congratulations! You have been hired by the Vista County Health Department as their
new health educator. This county has never had a health educator and is only minimally
staffed with three public health nurses, a sanitarian, two community health workers and
a physician health officer who all occupy the small public health department to which
you are assigned. Your resources are limited as this is a relatively poor county
economically. Your public health department is located along the Pacific coast in the
southern part of the state. The county has an overall population of approximately
100,000 with the main population center located in the port city of Point Mar.
Point Mar has a population of 37,500 while the other five towns in the county have
populations ranging from 2,000 to 9,300 and, in addition, there are scattered pockets of
people living in many unincorporated areas of the county who are involved in a variety
of economic pursuits. The principle sources of income for Vista County are derived from
agriculture, commercial shipping, fishing, tourism, and small to medium businesses. The
population of Vista County is 43% Caucasian, 33% Hispanic, 12% Asian/Pacific
Islander, 10% African American, and 2% American Indian. There has been a recent
influx of Southeast Asians into Point Mar and there is a regular Latino migrant farm
worker population employed in the County’s agricultural areas.
In general, the road systems are adequate to connect all the towns in the county. The
distances between towns range from 8–20 miles and all towns and most outlying areas
have telephone, electricity, sanitation, and water services. In addition, there are two
major newspapers, three radio stations, and one cable television station serving the
county. Of these, one newspaper, one radio station, and the cable TV station are
located in Point Mar. There are three high schools, four middle schools, and five
elementary schools in the county with one-third of the children in the county being
bussed into these schools. There are three hospitals in the county with two of these
(Vista County Hospital and San Sebastian Regional Medical Center) located in Point
Mar. There are also ambulance services, fire and police services, and other
governmental agencies serving the entire county.
Based on your needs assessment you have identified five potential health issues in the
Point Mar community. These include:
 Periodic outbreaks of food poisoning among the fast food restaurants serving the
beach recreational areas of Point Mar
 Increasing levels of childhood obesity associated with adult onset type II diabetes
 An increase in TB among Asian immigrants that have moved to the area
 An increase in Chlamydia infections among teens in the community
 High job-related accident rates among Latino dock workers at the port
 An increase in accident rates associated with falls among seniors in the
communityprovided in this week’s Learning Resources.

Reflect on Instructor feedback from Week 8 and consider revisions to your proposed health education strategies/methodologies for your selected health issue.(((**assignment*** app 8** attached file***Explain which evidence-based and appropriate health education strategies/methodologies you would select for your health education program and why. Be sure to include peer-reviewed journal articles that establish the evidence-based research for your health education strategies and or methodologies that you select)))))))

  • Explain how the role of the health educator may vary based on the strategies/methodologies you selected. Be specific and provide examples

Note: In grading this Assignment, your Instructor uses the Final Project Components Rubric, located in the Course Information area. Review the Rubric prior to completing your Assignment.

The Assignment: (5–6 pages)

  • Briefly describe the health issue that you selected in Week 2. (((***attached file app 2***))
  • Explain how you would revise proposed health education strategies/methodologies based on Instructor feedback.
  • Include revised implementation considerations and additional perspectives based on the data presented in the case study.
  • Describe how the areas of responsibility for health education practice will influence the strategies/methodologies that you would choose to implement.