Category: Business and Management

Please answer all the questions. Each is worth 1 point, unless otherwise stated. Read the corresponding chapter and answer questions. To receive maximum points you must use textbook terms, approaches, methods from the corresponding chapter. 
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https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business

A.  Determine the feasibility of one of the proposed service lines in the attached “Service Line Development Case Study” by doing the following:
1.  Evaluate the demand for the new service line in the market area defined in the case study.
2.  Analyze how current international healthcare trends could be incorporated into the development of the new service line.
3.  Discuss the existing programs and service lines in the healthcare organization that could serve as complementary components of the new service line.
4.  Analyze the financial and operating data to determine the financial feasibility of instituting the new service line.
5.  Discuss how to target and market to physicians to secure referral services.
B.  Create a multimedia presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote) in which you recommend the next steps to develop and implement the selected service line.
C.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

You are required to write, in the form of an essay, a 5,000 word critical literature review based on a synthesis of business practice and academic theory on an individual topic of your choice.  Your essay should include:
·       An appropriate title
·       An abstract (maximum 300 words) and a set of related keywords.
·      Table of contents
·       An introduction justifying the contemporary nature (importance) of the topic selected.
·       A coherent and sectionalized structure covering the chosen topic (and title) and associated sub-themes.
·       A summary/conclusion section including linkages between business practice and academic theory.
·       A reference list and associate application using the APA referencing convention.

Human Resource Management Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Purpose of this Assessment The purpose of the assessment is to provide students with an opportunity to apply knowledge learned throughout the competency specific to HR functions. Items Required for Submission 1. Write a 3-5 page paper using proper APA format with a minimum six sources. Step ONE: Make a Selection Identify an organization for which you would like to analyze their HR Department practices. Make sure to select an organization for which you can access information about how their HR Manager(s) function within the organization. You may choose to profile your organization, interview an HR Manager from an organization, and/or review HR Management information provided openly on the web about a specific organization. Step TWO: Collect Your Sources Research and identify six sources that address the role of an HR manager, performance evaluations, and job productivity. One of these sources can be the competency text. Ideally, you would select two sources for each of the concepts. For this step, you are encouraged to complete an outline that will help you 1 Final Assessment: Outline and RubricHuman Resource Management Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric organize your paper so that it flows logically and helps you to identify the most effective way to complete your paper. Step THREE: Write the Paper Write a 3-5 page analysis (not including title and reference page) using APA format with a minimum of six sources. The components of the paper should address the following: Identify the Role of the HR Manager as it pertains to: ● Hiring and retaining talent. ● Ensuring that employees have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform their jobs. ● Directing work and maximizing productivity through effective and efficient job design. ● Performance appraisal: how to evaluate employee performance and provide feedback. Analysis ● Provide a thorough analysis of the HR Manager(s) effectiveness based on their identified roles. Recommendations ● Provide recommendations substantiated by evidence in this competency. ● What should change? What should stay the same? Step FOUR: Complete Checklist for Submission Before you submit your work, check to see if you have met the criteria noted below. Did you: ✓ Conduct your research and incorporate the relevant concepts in your paper. ✓ Started your paper with an engaging introduction and concluded the paper summarizing the main points. ✓ Discussed all the elements of the role of a HR Manager ✓ Provided a thorough analysis of the HR Manager(s)’ effectiveness ✓ Provided substantiated evidence for recommendations ✓ Use the rubric to help you identify what must be done to be at least proficient for each criterion. ✓ Applied APA guidelines, to include the use of headings (this is highly encouraged) ✓ Edited your work for readability.

Description
Based upon the input from Units 1 and 2, you have just received your next assignment that will contribute to your next decision. For the outdoor sporting goods client, based upon your prior decision on whether or not to expand to the next market or retain your current position, justify your decision further utilizing the chi-square distribution tool. One key criterion point: You do not have adequate data to formulate a full chi-square for the outdoor sporting goods client. However, you have sufficient data to initiate this process. You are charged to demonstrate the initial steps of a nonparametric test that are qualitative. Utilizing the null and alternative hypotheses, further present your justifications for your selection and what it means beyond the mere formulas. What is this going to tell the Board of Directors and contribute to the decision-making process?
The following information may be helpful in understanding chi-square and hypothesis testing: 
Please review this helpful video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXPBoFDqNVk). The presenter uses flipping a coin and rolling a die. These are examples and analogies. 
The following are assumptions that might make the assignment more helpful and make the responses more uniform:
Continue to utilize the Big D scenario. Work under the assumption that the sample is based upon 2 different proposed product lines. 
Additionally, work under the assumption that the same demographics are utilized for each product.
Reference
Bozeman Science. (2011, November 13). Chi-squared test [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXPBoFDqNVk
Unit 2 Prompt
Big D Incorporated needs to prepare an assessment regarding the feasibility of making a recommendation for expansion into another market. As the business analyst, your assignment is to prepare a short presentation for the Board of Directors that apply concepts learned in Unit 1 and concepts from Unit 2 to make the necessary recommendations and justifications for those recommendations. You will need to compare and contrast the varying markets to make the best recommendation possible. Complete the following:
Download the reports for the United States from this Web site. The Web site provides free demographical services where one can choose from a variety of criteria and generate reports based on the U.S. Census data. This particular file contains 4 reports: 
General Summary 
Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary 
Occupation and Employment Summary 
Income Summary (based on the entire United States) 
Download the reports for zip code 60614 from this Web site. This particular file contains 4 reports: 
General Summary 
Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary 
Occupation and Employment Summary 
Income Summary based on the U.S. zip code 60614
Using all 4 demographic reports (General Summary, Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary, Occupation and Employment Summary, and Income Summary) for the United States and zip code 60614, prepare a 1-page summary slide explaining how your territory differs from the national profile. Feel free to note anything that you found surprising in the data.

Please follow instructions on the file uploaded Writing project 3. Use writing project 1 and 2 to help you write the essay. Use MLA format.
Here is the link for the book containg chap 2. 
https://oercommons.org/courses/technical-and-professional-writing-genres-a-study-in-theory-and-practice/view 

This requires focusing on often complex relationships between business and economic, environmental and social concerns.
use only academic / peer-reviewed sources as your reference 
Read the instruction in the file 

I have the work ready but it needs some additional comments like the ones it says in the feedback below.
In the VALUE file, there is the feedback and in the word file there is the task that needs a small extension based on the feedback. The words are about 3,500.

Post 1: Initial Post
Instructions
Discussing one strategy to close the gap between customer expectations and the reality of products, product delivery, or customer service behavior. Use either a real or imaginary business scenario to help illustrate the strategy.

3. Evaluation of each quality
management practice (Examine the influence of quality management practices in
improving customer satisfaction/service performance / organizational performance.
In addressing this aspect, you need to: a) discuss what is meant by customer
satisfaction/service or organizational performance, and b) explain which
aspects of quality management practices are associated with these outcomes and
why.)
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