...Decisions in Paradise, Part III Tracey Robbins MGT 350 Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making November 3, 2009 Decisions in Paradise, Part III Looking back into the Decisions in Paradise Part I and II, it covered identifying the problems, defining criteria, goals and objectives, evaluating the effect of the problems and identifying the cause of the problems. In the third and final phase of this evaluation, I will now offer recommendations that One Stop Super Center can use to move forward in its expansion to the island of Kava. Working through the last part of the nine step decision-making process, will review the factors that will have to be considered during implementation. We will work to evaluate resources that will be needed during the part of the decision-making process. Once the implementation has taken place, measuring the process will be necessary to ensure that the plan stays on track. The evaluation of the stakeholders and the ethical implications of the solution will also need to be evaluated to ensure a proper solution have taken place. After consulting with various departments within our organization, I have devised a written plan to use as a guide when meeting with the government. The first step I will carry out in this plan is to organize a roundtable meeting with representatives from all aspects of business on Kava, as well as government officials. The first meeting of officials will consist of identifying all of the problems...
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...Week Three: Decision Making Details Objectives 3.1 Describe tools and/or techniques used in decision making. 3.2 Examine decision-making models and influences. 3.3 Apply a decision-making technique to a situation. Readings Read Ch. 14 of Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life. Read Ch. 1–3 of Smart Things to Know About Decision Making. Read Ch. 4, 12–26 of Decide & Conquer: Make Winning Decisions and Take Control of Your Life. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participate in class discussion. Respond to weekly discussion questions. W3 8 2% Participation Discussion Questions Nongraded Activities and Preparation Decisions in Paradise Business Scenario For Weeks Three through Five, you will work individually using the Decisions in Paradise Business Scenario located on your student website as the basis for these three assignments. In this scenario, you will play the role of Nik, and your current employer is the organization represented by Alex, Nik, and Chris. You will also use the mission of your current organization to assist you in decision making in discussing this business scenario. There are three phases to this assignment which will be cumulative, meaning that each part will build upon the next. You will use this paper and feedback from your instructor as input to improve your Week Four and Week Five assignments. The three deliverables for this project are: Week Three: Decisions in Paradise Paper, Part I Week Four:...
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...Running head: DECISIONS IN PARADISE PAPER, PART III Decisions in Paradise Paper, Part III Amanda S. Adolf University of Phoenix Abstract The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) has decided to expand their presence on the South Pacific island of Kava. In order to make the expansion a reality, we must progress to the evaluation stage of the decision-making steps. Working through the last part of the nine step process NICHCY will review the factors that will have to be considered during implementation and will work to evaluate resources that will be needed during this phase of the decision-making process. Once the implementation has taken place measuring the process will be necessary to ensure that the plan stays on track. Decisions in Paradise Paper, Part III Thus far, we have covered identifying the problems, defining criteria, goals and objectives, evaluating the effect of the problems and identifying the causes of the problems. The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) has outlined the alternatives and evaluated their impacts of the alternatives. In order to move forward, NICHCY will implement decisions that have to be made to complete the NICHCY Community Center in Kava. NICHCY is known for their exceptional quality of service. The stakeholders have come to rely on this stability and commitment to excellence to make certain of NICHCY’s reliability in the investment...
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...[pic] School of Business Syllabus MGT/350 Version 5 Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making Lou Ferracane Course Start Date: 10/26/2010 Course End Date: 11/23/2010 Campus/Learning Center: Oklahoma City Campus Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright © 2009, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Facilitator Information Lou Ferracane ferracal@email.phoenix...
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...Decisions in Paradise Part III University of Phoenix MGT/350 Decisions in Paradise: Part 3 In this paper we evaluate the final stage of the decision-making steps of the implementation of the expansion project of Wal-Mart in the island of Kava. Wal-Mart has decided to expand in Kava in order to support and promote the economy. Nik, Alex and Chris are representing the organization of Wal-Mart , and their mission is to plan for the implementation and a proposed solution to establish greater presence in the island. The island is faced with the threat of natural disasters. Tsunamis, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes have ravaged the island. Disease such as HIV/AIDS and avian flu Avian Flu threaten the people of Kava. Determining the factors that have been considered and reviewed during the phase of the decision-making process we were table to identify the problems, define the criteria, goals and objectives, evaluating the effect of the problems and identifying the causes of the problems. The alternatives were framed and the impacts of the alternatives were evaluated to determine the implementation of the decisions to expand the current location of the Wal-mart Store. The decisions were based on the skills learned in the textbook Critical Thinking by Paul and Elder (2006). The factors affecting the implementation of the project were identified as three major factors: company image, technology and the environment. Wal-Mart is known in the U.S. for its...
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...Critical Thinking Islam Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx L33333333 Apologetics 104 Liberty University I. Part One: What would the worldview of Islam be? i. The Question of Origin – In the Islamic worldview, the origins of the faith lie in their god's initial creation of the universe and everything in it, including the first parents, Adam and his wife. For a time, all creatures lived in perfect peace, but then they were tempted and disobeyed their god's rules. As a result, Adam and his wife were banished from Paradise. However, their god reassured Adam that the banishment was temporary. He promised to send messengers to Adam and these messengers would bring his guidance. Adam was reassured that those who follow their god’s guidance will have no reason to feel fear or have grief. ii. The Question of Identity – For an Islamic, their personal identity is in relation to Allah. They fully submit to the will of Allah according to the Quran. It is this relationship to their Creator which defines, establishes and maintains their very humanity. From Allah they derive their understanding and knowledge of what is right, what is wrong, how they came to be, who and what they are and thus the purpose of their life here on this planet. iii. The Question of Meaning/Purpose - So what does the Creator, Allah, tell us about our purpose in life? The Quran states that mankind’s basic trust, our responsibility, is to believe in and worship Allah: “And I did not create Jinn and mankind...
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...Decisions in paradise part III MGT/350 June 23, 2011 Professor Renee Anderson Decisions in paradise part III Nik has assembled a business plan and made some difficult choices in how to run this branch in the country of Kava. While making this plan he had to keep every employee in mind as well as the surrounding area and the disasters that plague it. Once Nik determined the direction of the company, he began to implement his business plan decision. Implementing the decision is the make or break point of a plan. A plan could be good in the process of creating the plan but without proper implementations strategies a plan is destined for failure. In this paper Nik will discuss determining factors affecting decision implementation, evaluate the resources and actions required for his decision, and evaluate the ethical implications from stakeholder’s perspectives. Implementation factors Many major factors are a part of implementing a decision in a workplace. The determining factors to the success of a decision have a great deal to do with the implementation process. The process has to be planned carefully to include all of the factors that may fail. Factors that have to be put into consideration are making sure key players are happy with the plan, creating a proper timeline, making sure the proper allocation of resources are available, and a clear and measurable objective...
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...Running head: Decisions in Paradise Part II 10 October 2007 Decisions in Paradise Part III As has been previously described in the first two parts of the Decisions in Paradise, various solutions and techniques have been developed for the company’s greater presence in the island of Kava. Developing the company and the people of the island without sacrificing the company’s goals and objectives is the main target towards success. This paper will focus on the implementation of the solutions mentioned in the previous paper. This will emphasize on the factors that affect the implementation process within the organization, resources and actions required for decision implementation, and ethical implications from stakeholders previously mentioned. Looking at the important factors that affect the implementation process within the company itself would be necessary. The main issue to be handled would be the implementation of the issues that has been analyzed and discussed. To be able to have an assistant towards the implementation, having a position on Office of Strategic Manager (OSM) with the purpose of coordinating decisions implementation the same way as the CFO coordinates with the budgeting process. The presence of the OSM in the company will provide a local manager to handle the implementation process of the decisions and coordinated the local company’s objectives more effectively while freeing the corporate office out of trouble. Other issues to handle...
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...Decisions in Paradise Part III Jamey Gifford MGT 350 University of Phoenix Decisions in Paradise After making the proposal of establishing The Home Depot in Kava, there still has to be ways on how to implement this correctly. Implementation of this kind of decision should not be taken lightly. Many factors need to be considered and taken care of before work can start. The company cannot only think about the factors that might affect the company but also the factors that might affect the citizens in Kava. Beside the factors that might affect the implementation of the decision, the company still has to think of the resources that will be used in the implementation of the decision. The company must think about the courses of actions that need to be taken to accomplish the proposal. Last, the company must consider ethical issues. The organization cannot just implement all the decisions that the organization wants to implement in a foreign country like Kava. The company has to think of the wellbeing of the people there and many other factors that make up the ethical aspects of establishing greater presence in Kava. Because Kava is known as a disaster-prone area, one factor that may affect the decision implementation is the environmental factor. Kava is known for their disasters like hurricanes and other natural disasters. Although disasters happen this must not stop The Home Depot from perusing their goals. But the organization cannot ignore the possibility that it can also...
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...Life After Death, What Happens After We Die? Contents Introduction 3 Ideas on Life After Death in Different Religions 4 Perception of Life After Death in Literature: Dante's “Inferno” 6 Life After Death in Art: Rodin's “The Gates of Hell” 8 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction The question associated with life after death is associated with people of all races, genders, ages and world religions. It is understandable that people cannot live forever, and death is an inevitable event. But still people are interested what will happen to them after death, and what it means to die. There are great numbers of assumptions on this issue, and people's opinions differ, but still it is difficult to reveal the truth, as nobody knows this for sure. This paper will focus on different assumptions and possible events taking place after people's death. Of course every person thinks about afterlife concept in the current period of time, as it would be really strange not to consider this issue at least once. People should understand and be aware of possible events happened to them after life in order to value the current state of affairs and life in the present period of time. It is necessary to make the right choice and build proper relationships with people surrounding you, as every day is unique, and it would be impossible to return it again. D'Souza (2009) stated that the Bible teaches people “that...
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...Decision in Paradise Part III Angela Doty November 19, 2011 MGT 350 Decision in Paradise In the last two presentations the discussion of the growth of Wal-Mart on the island of Kava has shown many issues facing the location of the organization. The presentations identified the problems and alternative solutions to help the growth of the organization to become successful. As the launch continues identifying the rational and plans for proposed solutions to ensure the strength of the organizations existence on Kava. Determined the factors affecting implemented decisions and proposed solutions, evaluate resources and actions to implement the solutions, and last evaluate the ethical implications of the solutions from stakeholder’s perspectives. “Wal-Mart’s mission is to help individuals save money so they can live better” (Wal-Martstores.com, 2010). With this mission statement believing the decision and solution developed will bring the community and the organization together for a better way of life on Kava. The factors affecting implementation and the proposed solutions the organization first needs to gain acceptance from the key organizations on the island. Gaining open lines of communication with the islanders will help with decisions and strategies, which will help with the implementation of the program. As an organization who is concern with the environment helping to implement cleanup efforts will help strength ties with the community...
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...Decisions for Roller Skaters Part I – Krazy Jack and Lokita’s Role with Companies 1. What is Jack’s role? a. Nik’s role is to provide assistance to the companies Executive Alex, Director of Goofie Planning. The company’s role is to develop and manage organizational structure and processes. That includes helping the government with increasing their social needs. The structure and processes includes marketing, finance, purchasing, technology, human resources, physical resource, transportation, strategic planning, leadership, etc. Nik’s immediate role is draft the company’s plan as it focuses on organizational processes, human resources, and ethics. 2. What is Lokita’s role? Cross Salsa provides medical assistance to a vast majority of patients in the Fort Kingfish area. The medical billing department, allows the Cross to process patient’s billing within the organization. Melanie Popins, Director of Central Drilling, oversees the financial position of patient’s medical expenses to the hospital through therapy and procedures. Jacqueline’s immediate role is to provide medical billing assistance by processing hospital claims through Medicare and other insurance companies. This helps in minimizing account receivables. Part II – Assignment Outline 1. Introduction a. Long Island Ice Tea– When one thinks of the South Pacific, they would think of paradise; white beaches, gentle surfs, swaying palm trees, and tropical breeze (Business Scenario, 2011). i. Location – ...
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...Decisions in Paradise, Part III Nik, who has imagined the Kava Island like a paradise prior to his actual visit of the place could not help but to develop an impression to forget about the business proposal in the island right after hearing the myriads of disasters threats in the island. Despite the initial frustration in the condition of the island, he was forced to go on with his mission and assignment which is to carry out the research on the island to analyze the possibility of the plans of the Teva Pharmaceuticals to increase its presence in the island. Determining Factors Affecting the Decision Implementation The disaster threats relative to the geographic location of Kava pose considerable risks to any business operating in the island. Teva Pharmaceuticals will not be exempted from that. The threats also pose real danger to the health of the people of Kava. The risks from the disaster threats could significantly affect the health of the population particularly if accessibility to affordable health and medical supplies is difficult. The threats from AIDS/HIV alone could be devastating but the threat could be eased with available protective device such as affordable and easy accessible condom sheaths. The situation in Kava could be a great opportunity for the Teva Pharmaceuticals to expand its mission which is “to play a leading role in the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system through its pre-eminence in the development, manufacture and marketing of generic pharmaceuticals...
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...WORDLVIEW PART I A worldview is a mixture of one’s own values, morals, and philosophies. According to Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of a worldview is “the way someone thinks about the word.” Values such as leadership, respect, integrity, and personal courage are important to how one sees the world. One’s morals are those things ideas that are learned either by family or community and your philosophy is how you combine both your values and morals. (Word Count: 72) PART II Life on Earth began in the Garden of Eden when God created man (Genesis 1:26 King James Bible). In this verse God is commanding that man is to be created in His image and likeness, to have complete dominion and authority over all that He had created in verses 1-25. There was also another important command from God to man which was, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth (Genesis 1:28 King James Bible). So we see that God created man in His very image and likeness to replenish the earth and have dominion over it. God cared so much for man that He gave him complete dominion and authority over all that He created, which included all animals and beast (Genesis 1:30 King James Bible). God’s love for man is also shown in Luke 12:4-7 (King James Bible), where Jesus is teaching his disciples to fear God. In these verses He tells the disciples that God knows everything about them even down to every single hair on their heads, and that they are more valuable than the sparrows that are...
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...THE DESTINY OF THE UNEVANGELIZED DEBATE PRESENTED TO PROFESSOR OGEDI OMENYINMA FOR THEO 350 – DO4 BY REV. JOSEPH T. WHITAKER, III LU23755920 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA JULY 31, 2014 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 NO OTHER NAME (THE RESTRICTIVE VIEW)---------------------------------------------------- GOD DOES ALL HE CAN DO (THE UNIVERSAL OPPORTUNITY VIEW)------------------- HOPE BEYOND THE GRAVE (THE POSTMORTEM EVANGELISM VIEW)---------------- HE HAS NOT LEFT HIMSELF WITHOUT A WITNESS (THE INCLUSIVE VIEW)--------- CONCLUSION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIBLIOGRAPHY------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Introduction The terrible reality of hell and the possibility that human beings can find themselves in that horrific location is a very serious and sobering consideration. An examination of some of the opinions/views will be made in this paper, with special attention given to the authoritative Word of God, as Scripture...
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