read Chapter 9 of the text and the article, “Offshoring American Health Care: Higher Quality at Lower Costs? How does the leadership style of Dr. Devi Shetty seem to fit any of the leadership theories that were developed in Chapter 9? Provide examples from the article in which Dr. Devi Shetty exhibited one or more of the six key leadership competencies described in Chapter 9. Refer to this week’s lecture before crafting your post. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.
Balanced Scorecard
Discuss how a SWOT analysis might be used for identifying measures in a balanced scorecard. What types of questions might you ask? Refer to this week’s lecture before crafting your post. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.
Accounting
- Analyze at least 3 (three) items on the income statement for your base company that would be important to an investor, and discuss whether your company’s performance related to these items appeared to be improving, deteriorating, or remaining stable. Justify your answer. You have been introduced to many different financial ratios throughout this course as well as in ACC100, be sure to use Ch 13 as a reference for including important analysis and ratios to support your answer.
- Analyze at least 3 (three) items on the balance sheet for your base company that would be important to an investor, and discuss whether your company’s performance related to these items appeared to be improving, deteriorating, or remaining stable. Justify your answer. You have been introduced to many different financial ratios throughout this course as well as in ACC100, be sure to use Ch 13 as a reference for including important analysis and ratios to support your answer.
- Analyze your base company’s investing and financing activities for the most recent year as identified in the statement of cash flows, specifically identifying the two largest investing activities and the two largest financing activities. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the investing and financing strategies that your company appears to be employing. (You may want to refer to Ch 12)
- Overall comparison and summation. If you were making a decision to invest in one of the two companies, which company would you choose? The analysis that you explored in #2 through #4 above should be consistent with what you are presenting here.
Note:
- You must submit the URLs for the 10K or Financial Statements that you used to research this paper.
- Your analysis must include page references to relevant portions of the annual reports and/or references to the Financial Statement or Notes to the Financial Statements.
- Your report must also contain appropriate quotation marks for quoted material and appropriate citations for material taken from sources outside the financial statements.
- Your analysis is limited to 3 (three) pages, and must be typed, double-spaced and can included any amount of supporting schedules, graphs or other visual aides that you would like
Walgreens
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618921/000114036116083198/form10k.htm (2016)
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618921/000114036115038791/form10k.htm (2015)
CVS
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64803/000006480316000074/cvs-20151231x10k.htm (2016)
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64803/000006480315000008/cvs-20141231x10k.htm (2015)
global societal issues
For this discussion you will address the following prompts:
- Identify two global societal issues from the following list that you would consider researching further for your Week Five Final Argumentative Essay: adult illiteracy, funding for General Education vs STEM in primary and secondary schools, minimum wage, oceans desertification, overcoming the digital divide, refugee (escaping persecution, war, or death) crises, species extinctions (modern), tax havens, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), universal statement of human rights (pick one), airport security, or wealth disparity.
- Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the two topics to further research for your final essay.
- Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly and credible.
- For one of the topics chosen, summarize information from at least two peer-reviewed journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims.
- Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.
- Download and attach a PDF copy of one of the peer-reviewed scholarly articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the “Attach” function located below your response.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference information of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations .
Health Hazards due to Air and Water Pollution
Water is an essential element of life on earth. A human being can survive for only about one week without water. As the global population expands and increasing industrialization creates ever-growing demands for water, supply of this vital commodity has become endangered. Just as water, clean air is an essential element for the survival of life on earth. Air that is polluted can endanger our health and cause damage to trees, wildlife, and property.
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research on the topic, “Various Health Hazards Caused by Water and Air Pollution.”
Based on your understanding, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the following questions:
- What are the hazardous substances that may be found in drinking water and what are their impacts on our health?
- Describe how water is made safe for human consumption.
- Epidemiologic analyses have demonstrated a correlation between an increase in total daily mortality and an increase in air pollution. Provide examples to explain how historically significant fatal air pollution episodes (that were characterized by extreme increases in air pollution) lead to increase in mortality.
- Describe how greenhouse gases contribute to the greenhouse effect.
- Explain the term “global warming” and present arguments in favor of and against the proposition that global warming has occurred during the past century. What environmental outcomes have been attributed to global warming?
Support your responses with reasoning and examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
WorldCom accounting scandal
write a research paper on worldcom scandel. The paper shall be 7-8 pages in length and follow standard APA guidelines. (Please see APA tutorial on the course menu for more information.)
The paper should meet the following criteria:
1) Identify and classify all the key people involved in the crime including perpetrators and victims. Give all necessary background on the key players.
2) Thoroughly explain the type of crime committed and place it into a proper typology.
3) Discuss the legal process used to prosecute the crime(s). Was it proper and sufficient? What, if any defenses were raised? Did they have merit?
4) Analyze any regulations or social controls subsequently implemented to avoid future crimes of this nature.
: Developing an Investigation Plan
Read the case below and complete this assignment.
A child was playing in a local park with his brother. A car pulled up as they were leaving the playground. A man inside the car motioned for the two (2) boys to come over. The man asked the two (2) boys where the nearest convenience store was located. He then stated that he was not familiar with the area and asked the boys to show him the way and he would take them home afterwards. He also stated that he would buy them whatever they wanted if they agreed to show him. The youngest brother got into the car with the man and they drove away. The older sibling ran home and told his mother what had happened. The younger brother was not heard from that night and a report was made to the police. The next day a body was found in a dumpster behind a local garage. It was the younger brother, who had been strangled to death and was nude.
Imagine that you are the lead investigator in this case and develop a two to three (2-3) page investigation plan in which you:
- Outline the main steps that you would take immediately as it relates to the investigation of this case. Support your response.
- Propose your methods for evidence collection. Next, predict the main evidence that you would expect to find regarding the investigation of the death of the boy and the arrest of the suspect. Support your response.
- Propose the main investigative techniques that you would use to investigate the murder in this case. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Use at least two (2) quality academic resources as references, such as journal articles, newspapers, magazines, and publications from law enforcement associations. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and similar websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Attachments:
: Incorporating Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development into the Justice System
imagine you are the chief of police. As the chief of police, you will need to ensure that your law enforcement officers lead ethical careers. In order to prepare for this assignment, review Chapters 7 through 9 in the textbook. Then, research Kohlberg’s stages of moral development and find at least two (2) relevant articles that discuss Kohlberg’s theory, Means vs. Ends, and Kantian ethics.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
- Identify and discuss the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and explain how you would address each level within your department.
- Explain how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development.
- Illustrate two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption.
- Identify and discuss at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill.
- Support your position statement with two (2) relevant and credible references, documented according to latest edition of APA. (Note: Do not use open source sites such as Ask.com, eHow.com, Answers.com, and Wikipedia.)
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA format (latest edition).
IT Alignment and Strategic Planning
- Determine the basic components of a strategic information system (IT) plan within health care organizations. Next, specify the main roles of leadership team—including Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)—in the process of IT alignment and strategic planning.
- From the e-Activity, analyze the manner in which the use of technology improves the overall quality, safety, and efficiency of health care delivery. Next, speculate on one (1) risk of using technology within health care system, and suggest one (1) way to mitigate the risk in question. Provide a rationale to support your response.
marketing
Respond to your Discussion topic after you have completed your Reading and Learning Activity.
Zappos®, the world’s largest online shoe retailer, discusses its commitment to social responsibility and to ethical behavior. Developing employee activities and long-term relationships with charitable organizations allows Zappos to ingrain the importance of helping the greater good into its organizational culture. Zappos culture also guides its employees to make ethical decisions (Lamb, Hair, & McDaniel, 2014). To learn more about Zappos, review the company blog with the Ethics and Social Responsibility concepts learned in Chapter 3 in mind: http://blogs.zappos.com
(©2009-2013 Zappos IP, Inc.)
To learn how a company employs Corporate Social Responsibility, watch the following video on Zappos below, a popular online retailer.
Using research from Chapter 3 in your textbook, write your response to the following questions:
(©2009-2013 Zappos IP, Inc.)
To learn how a company employs Corporate Social Responsibility, watch the following video on Zappos below, a popular online retailer.
Using research from Chapter 3 in your textbook, write your response to the following questions:
- Does Zappos employ a societal marketing orientation, or is it just a company that has a large amount of corporate giving?
- Visit and explore the Zappos blog (©2009-2013 Zappos IP, Inc.). How is Zappos using this website to practice Corporate Social Responsibility?
- At which level of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility is Zappos operating? Why?
- At which level of morality does Zappos appear to operate? Why?
Lamb, C. W., Hair, J. F., & McDaniel, C. (2014). MKTG7. Mason, OH: Cengage.
Video
Watch the required unit videos