Discuss what is involved in performing the eight key managerial tasks that shape the process of implementing and executing strategy.

Managerial Tasks in Strategy Execution

While companies must tailor their strategy-executing approaches to their particular situation, there are eight managerial tasks which are common elements in executing strategies. Review the eight components of strategy execution and develop a PowerPoint presentation which applies each of these components to an organization of your choice. Include at least three visual elements such as charts or graphs to complement your presentation.

Consider the following while developing your PowerPoint presentation:

Discuss what is involved in performing the eight key managerial tasks that shape the process of implementing and executing strategy.
Explore building resource strengths and organizational capabilities including: marshaling resources, instituting strategy-facilitating policies and procedures, adopting best practices, installing operating systems, and tying rewards to the achievement of good results.
Explain what role a company’s culture plays in executing these managerial tasks.

Present your findings in an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation. Use the notes section to clarify your work. Cite your sources and apply APA standards for writing style to your presentation. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Examined the Eight Key Managerial Tasks that shaped the process of implementing and executing strategy.	30
Explored the building of resource strengths and organizational capabilities, including: marshaling resources, instituting strategy facilitating policies and procedures, adopting best practices, installing operating systems, and tying rewards to the achievement of good results.	30
Explained the role corporate culture plays in executing these managerial tasks strategically.	30
Presentation is clear, concise, and well organized. Visual elements enhance the presentation and ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation is present.	10
Total:	100

What is the importance of exculpatory evidence during trial?

Laws of Evidence

Assignment Guidelines

Address the following in 800–1,000 words:
- Brief the following cases:
  - Brady v. Maryland
  - Giglio v. United States
- Your case briefs should follow the format below:
  - Title: Title of the selected case
  - Facts: Summary of the events, court timeline, evidence, and so forth
  - Issues: Issues that were present in this case
  - Decisions: The court’s decision and the conclusion to the case
  - Reasoning: The rationale behind the final decision
  - Dissenting opinions: Any dissenting opinions, and an explanation of what they were and why they were raised
- Address the following questions:
  - What is relevant evidence? Explain in detail.
  - What is exculpatory evidence? Explain in detail.
    - What is the importance of exculpatory evidence during trial?
    - Read and discuss Brady v. Maryland and Giglio v. United States regarding this issue.
    - Provide any further examples that you feel are appropriate.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Answer

Are there any courts that have admitted evidence based on facial recognition software?

PhD doctorate only

write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

Technology and its impact on the admission of evidence

Facial recognition software has come a long way in a short period of time, and is believed by many to provide a technological boost to law enforcement’s ability to identify potential suspects. One of the problems law enforcement often faces today is the availability of photo or video images from a crime, but no way to effectively identify an individual shown on the photo or video.

•For this discussion board, research facial recognition software, its reliability, effectiveness, and admissibility.

•Share with your classmates what you’ve learned about facial recognition software.

•In addition to your general discussion on facial recognition software, please answer the following questions: ◦Is there a consensus in the scientific community on the reliability of facial recognition software?

◦Are there any courts that have admitted evidence based on facial recognition software?

◦How have courts traditionally dealt with new technologies and their evidentiary impact on the criminal trial?

◦What, if any, barriers stand in the way of courts using facial recognition software?

◦Do you believe that the admission of evidence based on facial recognition software will ever become commonplace in our criminal justice system? Why or why not?

What is the problem being addressed by your research study?

For Essays Guru

In your final paper for this course, you will need to write a Methods section that is about 3–4 pages long where you will assess and evaluate the methods and analysis of your proposed research.

In preparation for this particular section, answer the following questions thoroughly and provide justification/support. The more complete and detailed your answers for these questions, the better prepared you are to successfully write your final paper:

What is the problem being addressed by your research study?
State the refined research question and hypothesis (null and alternative).
What are your independent and dependent variables? What are their operational definitions?
Who will be included in your sample (i.e., inclusion and exclusion characteristics)?
How many participants will you have in your sample?
How will you recruit your sample?
Identify the type of measurement instrument to be used to collect the raw numeric data to be statistically analyzed and the type of measurement data the instrument produces.
What issues will you cover in the informed consent?
If there is potential risk or harm, how will you ensure the safety of all participants?
Name any possible threats to validity and steps that can be taken to minimize these threats.
What type of parametric or nonparametric inferential statistical process (correlation, difference, or effect) will you use in your proposed research? Why is this statistical test the best fit?
State an acceptable behavioral research alpha level you would use to fail to accept or fail to reject the stated null hypothesis and explain your choice.

This paper may be written in question-and-answer format rather than a flowing paper. Write your response in a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources

Attachments:

When engaged in discussion, do you develop reflective questions pertinent to the conversation?

Self-assessment of Communication Skills

In this assignment, you will develop an understanding of how good listening is crucial to effective communication and career success. In addition, you will perform a personal assessment of your communication skills and style.

As a student studying healthcare administration and leadership in healthcare, you should be developing your own personal development plan to include a personal assessment of your communication skills.

Listening is an integral part of the communication process. Communication in the healthcare setting is vital. This includes communication between doctors and patients, doctors and nurses, clinicians and administrators, and so on.

Based on your learning, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that includes answers to the following questions:

Which topic of conversation makes you uncomfortable? What is the topic? Do you know why you find it difficult to talk about this topic?
What do you do when you become uncomfortable during a conversation? Do you withdraw? Do you try to change the topic? Do you speak louder or softer? Do you begin to gesticulate?
Have you had an occasion to talk to a very persuasive or very aggressive person? If you and this person hold different opinions, can you hold to your position? Are you easily “led” in a conversation?
Are you flexible in a conversation? If a comment made by someone takes the conversation in an unexpected direction, can you adjust quickly? Can you assimilate new information, reassess your position, and continue the conversation?
When entering into a conversation, do you attempt to eliminate potential distractions and interruptions?
Do you consciously avoid having important conversations in high traffic public areas where environmental distractions are likely possible? Why?
Do you put your cell phone in the silence mode when you are likely to have conversations? Why?
Do you listen without interruption and sufficiently control the conversation to minimize interruption? Why?
When engaged in a conversation, do you give your undivided attention to the matters being discussed? Why?
When engaged in discussion, do you develop reflective questions pertinent to the conversation? Why?
When engaged in discussion, do you make conscious eye contact? Why?
When involved in conversations, are you cognizant of body language, both the individual you are conversing with and your own? Why?
Do you have an understanding of body language gestures and posturing?

In a self-assessment summary, provide a list of your communication strengths and weaknesses. Also, provide a plan to address the weaknesses identified.

Describe the ethical issues organizations face when implementing change.

Resistance to Change

Prepare a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper identifying both organizational and individual causes of resistance to change.

Describe how Lewin’s theory of change can be used to overcome resistance to change.

Integrate the assigned readings to your discussion and properly cite your specific references.

Apply an appropriate change model to a specific situation.

Describe the ethical issues organizations face when implementing change.

Develop a communication plan for change.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Why are these specific values important to the organization?

Creating a Compelling Vision

Assignment 3: Creating a Compelling Vision

Leaders today must be able to create a compelling vision for the organization. They also must be able to create an aligned strategy and then execute it. Visions have two parts, the envisioned future and the core values that support that vision of the future. The ability to create a compelling vision is the primary distinction between leadership and management. Leaders need to create a vision that will frame the decisions and behavior of the organization and keep it focused on the future while also delivering on the short-term goals.

To learn more about organizational vision statements, do an Internet search and review various vision statements.

In this assignment, you will consider yourself as a leader of an organization and write a vision statement and supporting values statement.

Select an organization of choice. This could be an organization that you are familiar with, or a fictitious organization. Then, respond to the following:

• Provide the name and description of the organization. In the description, be sure to include the purpose of the organization, the products or services it provides, and the description of its customer base.

• Describe the core values of the organization. Why are these specific values important to the organization?

• Describe the benefits and purpose for an organizational vision statement.

• Develop a vision statement for this organization. When developing a vision statement, be mindful of the module readings and lecture materials.

• In the vision statement, be sure to communicate the future goals and aspirations of the organization.

• Once you have developed the vision statement, describe how you would communicate the statement to the organizational stakeholders, that is, the owners, employees, vendors, and customers.

• How would you incorporate the communication of the vision into the new employee on-boarding and ongoing training?

Write your response in approximately 3–5 pages in Microsoft Word. Apply APA

Analyze why knowledge of the legal system is important for healthcare professionals, including the distinctions between the law, ethics, and bioethics.

Part III: Variation
- Analysis of Hypothetical

Overview

One of the most important objectives of this course is for you to be able to relate the theories in the readings and discussions to situations in real life. We will develop these critical thinking skills each week via the discussion boards and short writing assignments, which will culminate in the final project, a medical malpractice case study.

The purpose of a case study in general is to apply what you learned to a real–life or hypothetical situation where you analyze, test, and propose solutions to the case. You may have a problem to solve and be asked to present potential solutions. Or you may have a situation to analyze and describe why (or why not) certain events were effective or successful. In processing a case study, you will have to apply research, reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical skills to identify underlying problems, causes, and/or related factors and make decisions.

For the medical malpractice case study, you will prepare a paper discussing a medical malpractice case using the IRAC (issue, rule, analysis, conclusion) formula. You will discuss any relevant ethical theories involved and analyze the outcome, applying legal concepts from the course.

You should be thinking about your case and start your research by Module Three. By Module Five, you should finalize your choice of a reported case for your project. In the Module Five journal activity, you will be asked to briefly discuss your chosen case and provide an outline for your project. The final project is due at the end of Module Seven.

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

• Analyze why knowledge of the legal system is important for healthcare professionals, including the distinctions between the law, ethics, and bioethics

• Compare and contrast ethical theories and discuss decision-making models applicable to healthcare providers

• Examine the legal environment in healthcare, including the physician-patient relationship, medical records and patient confidentiality, and professional liability and medical malpractice

• Explore the laws impacting the delivery of healthcare, including HIPAA, the False Claims Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and laws impacting the workplace

• Analyze the role of professional regulation, the standard of care, and codes of ethics in healthcare providers’ accountability to self, their profession, their patients, and the public

• Analyze specific legal, ethical, and bioethical issues faced by healthcare administrators, providers, and researchers, including protection of life, the right to self-determination, and end-of-life issues

Prompt

The first step of the project is to locate a medical malpractice case that interests you. The case can involve malpractice or negligence claims against any type of healthcare provider—for example, a doctor, nurse, dentist, or chiropractor or an institutional provider such as a hospital, nursing home, or rehab facility. The case you choose must be from a published decision of the court (rather than a case reported in a secondary source, such as a newspaper or internet article).

Published decisions are primary sources of law that create precedent for other courts to follow in similar cases. For more information about judicial decisions, and for help on where to find them, visit the Library of Congress Law Library.

Review these malpractice decisions to get familiar with the structure and format of a typical court decision:

• Deane v. Mount Sinai Hospital

• Carpentier v. North Shore University Hospital

These cases were found by searching the New York Official Reports website using the terms “medical malpractice” and “wrongful death.” To locate the published court decisions in your state, browse the resources available at the Library of Congress Law Library or visit FindLaw’s Cases and Codes section, which contains resources and links for cases by state.

It is easier to find medical malpractice cases in state court as opposed to federal court, so you may want to start with cases in your local state court. As you get further into your research, you will discover that some court opinions are short, and some are much longer and contain significantly more detail. For this assignment, it is important to choose a case that not only interests you but also contains a detailed description of the facts and circumstances so you have enough information for your analysis. The two examples provided above are good samples of the kind of opinion you should try to find. When researching cases, make sure the one you ultimately select contains enough information about the case to address each of the bullet points below. Your paper should contain three parts:

• Part I: Introduction

In this part, describe your case, including the parties, the facts, and the claims asserted.

• Part II: Analysis

This part is your analysis and should make up the majority of your paper. This section should be written in the IRAC format. Click here for a description of the IRAC model. Your analysis should discuss the evidence on both sides of the case and the defenses asserted by the defendant healthcare provider. This section should also identify and analyze the ethical theories involved and how they did or did not impact the decision.

• Part III: Variation

In this part, discuss how and why the outcome would have changed if the facts or evidence had been different. For example, if the plaintiff won the case, discuss a defense that, if available to the defendant, would have changed the outcome (for example, if the defendant could prove the plaintiff filed his claim after the statute of limitations had expired).

When would using an unordered array be preferred over using an ordered array?

Data Structure in C programing using eclipse

Lab Assignment 1 – cs411/511

Goals: Review understanding and the ability to use arrays.

Part 1 Use pseudo code to describe your add, remove, find, and display options.

Part 2 Answer the following questions

1. What are the inefficiencies associated with using an unordered array if duplicates are not allowed?

What are the advantages of using an ordered array?
When would using an unordered array be preferred over using an ordered array?
Define Big-Oh notation. Explain how z and c in the definition relate to the evaluation of algorithm efficiency.
Why does computer science often describe algorithms in terms of lginstead of ln?
How do you convert ln(x) to lg(x)?
Give an example of algorithm with Big-Oh values of: N², N lgN, 1, and N.
Why is Big-Oh 2^Nrepresent an algorithm called intractable?

9. How much slower would a linear search be on 1024 items than 16 items?

How much slower would a binary search be on 1024 items than on 16 items?

Part 3 Implement the program.

Instructions

For all our labs, use the Eclipse IDE. On your own computer, you will need to install MinGW.You will also need to download and install the C development toolkit (CDT). There are many tutorials on the Web to step you through this process. Eclipse is a popular IDE for C development; it includes a good interactive debugger and project control
Write a C program that will maintain a list of employees using either ordered or unordered arrays. Each employee in the list should store an identifier number (integer), a name (String – char array), and a salary (Double). Allow operations to add, remove, display single, display list, reset the list, create ainitial list with randomly populated items, help, and exit.
You can choose either an unordered list or an ordered list for your implementation. If you choose an unordered list, sort it before display. For an ordered list, use a binary search instead of a linear search.
You don’t need to implement a GUI for this project. Just create a menu of selections as listed below:

Employee Maintenance

1) Add Employee

2) Remove Employee

3) Display Employee

4) Display Employee List

5) Reset List

6) Create Initial List

7) Sort

8) Help

9) Quit

Please Select:

Note: The sort option is unnecessary if you implement an ordered list.

To add an employee, randomly pick an integer employee number that must be unique. The C function rand() can be used. A list of available employee numbers must also be maintained. Initially, this list can be filled with a sequential list of integers. To add a new employee, randomly pick one of these integers and replace its entry in the list with the final entry. Ask the user for an Employee name and salary. Keep track of the number of item numbers that are available using an integer counter.
When you remove an employee, the employee number should be returned to the free list.
Make sure to validate that the salary is within a reasonable range. You can use the C scanffunction. Recall that scanf(“%s*”) is needed to clear the input buffer after an error. Always output appropriate error messages when the user types in something illegal. Robust programs should never crash.
My implementation contained three files; one for the main program (lab1.c), one for the list of employees (EmployeeList.c), and one for maintaining each employee (Employee.c). I also created a header file (empstructs.h), which contained a structure for the employee items and various symbolic constants (see below).
#ifndefEMPSTRUCTS_H_

#define EMPSTRUCTS_H_

#include <string.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <time.h>

#define MAX_EMPLOYEES 100

#define EMP_SIZE 30

#define LINE 80

#define OPTIONS 9

#ifndef NULL

#define NULL ((void *) 0)

#endif

#define FALSE 0;

#define TRUE 1;

typedef struct

{

int id;

char name[EMP_SIZE];

double salary;

} EMPLOYEE;

typedef struct

{

int freeCount;

int employeeIndex;

int numEntries;

int freeList[MAX_EMPLOYEES];

EMPLOYEE *employees[MAX_EMPLOYEES];

} EMPLOYEE_LIST;

/* Declared in Employee.c */

void destroyEmployee(EMPLOYEE**);

EMPLOYEE* createEmployee(char*, double, int);

char* employeeToString(EMPLOYEE*, char*);

/* Declared in EmployeeList.c */

void initializeEmployeeList(EMPLOYEE_LIST*);

EMPLOYEE* insert(EMPLOYEE_LIST*, char*, double);

void sort(EMPLOYEE_LIST*);

int delete(EMPLOYEE_LIST*, int);

void deleteAll(EMPLOYEE_LIST*);

EMPLOYEE* find(EMPLOYEE_LIST*, int);

int traverse(EMPLOYEE_LIST*, void (*)(EMPLOYEE*, char*));

#endif /* EMPSTRUCTS_H_ */

When you create a new employee, use the malloccommand to allocate the appropriate amount of memory. sizeof(EMPLOYEE), assuming your employee structure is called EMPLOYEE, returns the number of bytes needed for the malloc command. When you remove an employee, or if you are resetting the employee list, make sure to call C’s freefunction when getting rid of employees. C does not include garbage collection, so failing to do this leads to memory leaks.

The Create option will use a ‘for’ loop to automatically add items to the employee list. Random non-duplicate item number values are required (as we described above). Use any algorithm that you choose to generate different values for the names and salaries; duplicate field values are ok. A simple way to choose employee names is to declare an array of possible names. The following statement can then be used to randomly choose a description:
name = names[(int)(Math.Rand()%namesSize)];

For the salary field, (int)(Math.Rand()%RANGE) + MINSALARY can be used to guarantee that a valid dollar and cents value is used.
The help command redisplays the menu. Otherwise, it should only display once when the program starts.

Other Hints

The C puts and printffunctions are quite useful for output. However, make sure to follow the output with a call to fflush(stdout). Otherwise, nothing shows until the output is long enough.
Eclipse provides lots of warning messages, thatcan save debugging time, but sometimes can cause difficulty in getting rid of the warnings and messages. Your final project should be free of all warnings. Sometimes, you will need to rebuild the project, or clean it, for errors to disappear.
To copy a substring, use strcpy, but be sure to add a null at the end (‘\0’) of the string. To truncate a string, simply store the null character at the appropriate index.
Recall that C uses NULL, not the nullof Java.
To use scanfto limit the size of an input string to 30 characters, use the template “%30s”.
Standard C does not allow declaring variables in a loop. So for(count=0; count<max; count++), the integer countmust be declared outside the loop.
Remember that C has no classes, no exceptions, and no function overloading.
C often lets you do things that crash the program when it runs; so be careful.

What barrier in Japan did Anheuser-Busch circumvent as a result of the joint venture?

International finance homework

1. International Joint Venture Anheuser-Busch (which is now part of AB InBev due to a merger), the producer of Budweiser and other beers, has engaged in a joint venture with Kirin Brewery, the largest brewery in Japan. The joint venture enabled Anheuser-Busch to have its beer distributed through Kirin’s distribution channels in Japan. In addition, it could utilize Kirin’s facilities to produce beer that would be sold locally. In return, Anheuser-Busch provided information about the American beer market to Kirin.

a. Explain how the joint venture enabled Anheuser-Busch to achieve its objective of maximizing shareholder wealth.

b. Explain how the joint venture limited the risk of the international business.

c. Many international joint ventures are intended to circumvent barriers that normally prevent foreign competition. What barrier in Japan did Anheuser-Busch circumvent as a result of the joint venture? What barrier in the United States did Kirin circumvent as a result of the joint venture?

d. Explain how Anheuser-Busch could have lost some of its market share in countries outside Japan as a result of this particular joint venture.

2. Valuation of Walmart’s International Business In addition to all of its stores in the United States, Walmart Stores, Inc. has 13 stores in Argentina, 302 stores in Brazil, 289 stores in Canada, 73 stores in China, 889 stores in Mexico, and 335 stores in the United Kingdom. Overall, it has 2,750 stores in foreign countries. Consider that the value of Walmart is composed of two parts, a U.S. part (due to business in the United States) and a non-U.S. part (due to business in other countries). Explain how to determine the present value (in dollars) of the non-U.S. part assuming that you had access to all the details of Walmart businesses outside the United States.

3. Impact of International Business on Cash Flows and Risk Nantucket Travel Agency specializes in tours for American tourists. Until recently, all of its business was in the United States. It just established a subsidiary in Athens, Greece, which provides tour services in the Greek islands for American tourists. It rented a shop near the port of Athens. It also hired residents of Athens who could speak English and provide tours of the Greek islands. The subsidiary’s main costs are rent and salaries for its employees and the lease of a few large boats in Athens that it uses for tours. American tourists pay for the entire tour in dollars at Nantucket’s main U.S. office before they depart for Greece.

a. Explain why Nantucket may be able to effectively capitalize on international opportunities such as the Greek island tours.

b. Nantucket is privately owned by owners who reside in the United States and work in the main office. Explain possible agency problems associated with the creation of a subsidiary in Athens, Greece. How can Nantucket attempt to reduce these agency costs?

c. Greece’s cost of labor and rent are relatively low. Explain why this information is relevant to Nantucket’s decision to establish a tour business in Greece.

d. Explain how the cash flow situation of the Greek tour business exposes Nantucket to exchange rate risk. Is Nantucket favorably or unfavorably affected when the euro (Greece’s currency) appreciates against the dollar? Explain.

e. Nantucket plans to finance its Greek tour business. Its subsidiary could obtain loans in euros from a bank in Greece to cover its rent, and its main office could pay off the loans over time. Alternatively, its main office could borrow dollars and would periodically convert dollars to euros to pay the expenses in Greece. Does either type of loan reduce the exposure of Nantucket to exchange rate risk? Explain.

f. Explain how the Greek island tour business could expose Nantucket to political country risk.

4. Exposure of MNCs to Exchange Rate Movements Arlington Co. expects to receive 10 million euros in each of the next 10 years. It will need to obtain 2 million Mexican pesos in each of the next 10 years. The euro exchange rate is presently valued at $1.38 and is expected to