...Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) describes a number of non-allopathic treatments which may or may not have benefit to the patient. According to "What Is Complimentary And Alternative Medicine"(2011),"Defining CAM is difficult, because the field is very broad and constantly changing. NCCAM defines CAM as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine”. According to"Types Of Complementary Medicine"(2009), "Complementary medicine is a nonstandard treatment or medicine that you use together with conventional treatment or medicine. For example, acupuncture, when used to treat nausea and vomiting that accompany chemotherapy or post-surgery pain, is a complementary therapy. Alternative medicine is a nonstandard treatment or medicine that you use instead of conventional medicine. If you use kava in place of prescription medicines such as benzodiazepines or tricyclic antidepressants to treat anxiety or depression, the kava is considered alternative medicine. Integrative medicine is, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a combination of standard medical therapies and complementary or alternative therapies about which there is scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness. As practitioners of conventional Western medicine pay more and closer attention to the benefits of many complementary and alternative therapies and determine how to...
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...portrays policy makers confronted with the need to make a decision. There is too little information. THE REMEDY Use your experience and common sense. At some point, make up your mind. MGT11: Principles of Management and Organization M.A. Lopez MGT11: Principles of Management and Organization M.A. Lopez THE REMEDY Focus on what is important to the problem at hand. There is too much information. There is no right answer. THE REMEDY Make up your mind and be prepared to defend your opinion, but keep an open mind. MGT11: Principles of Management and Organization M.A. Lopez MGT11: Principles of Management and Organization M.A. Lopez 1 12/5/2014 Read the case Analyze the Case MGT11: Principles of Management and Organization M.A. Lopez MGT11: Principles of Management and Organization M.A. Lopez Statement of the Problem Prepare Your Presentation (Written or Oral) Objectives SWOT Analysis Alternative Courses of Action Recommendation MGT11: Principles of Management and Organization M.A. Lopez MGT11: Principles of Management and Organization M.A. Lopez Statement of the Problem A PROBLEM is an undesirable factor that must be dealt with if the desired organizational results are to be achieved Statement of the Problem Objectives SWOT Analysis Alternative Courses...
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...Session 4 Discussion Questions Use the concepts covered in this week’s reading to analyze the IBM video case, generate and evaluate alternative solutions, and render a recommendation. Your analysis should focus on IBM’s PC Business after it was split off as an independent business unit. Your analysis should have the following parts: 1. Problem Statement: What is the focal problem here? In other words, what bottom-line result was senior management looking for and didn't get? - Provide a clear, succinct statement of the problem - Identify a specific focus or goal - Make sure your problem statement is understood by all team members IBM’s old ways didn’t work in the new game that was driven by technological advances and progress. IBM didn’t change its traditions and bureaucratic culture. IBM drove away many great, talented employees who were frustrated with top management’s serious mistakes and slow decision making. IBM’s Personal Computer market shares dropped from 50% to less than 10% in a decade. This was due to senior management’s technical ignorance, inattention, arrogance and detrimental decision making mistakes. IBM had desirable products but their slow, bureaucratic decision making and refusal to change and adjusting to a dynamic market place resulted in lost sales/customers. IBM Personal Computer division, once brought inside the company, was crushed by the old ‘mainframe’ mentality of corporate hierarchy that wanted to hold on to IBM’s traditional business ...
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...Changing Perspectives: A New Outlook Margaret Williams PSY220 June 5, 2011 Amy Hennings The journey one takes through life necessitates change, for without it one is not able to grow and gain new awakenings. The process of change is an inevitable part of life brought about through maturity, gained knowledge, and discovering one self. An individual may have what he or she feels is a sound perspective about any number of circumstances or situations. However, as information and knowledge of the cause of such situations are revealed, the individual may have a change in perspective and develop an entirely different outlook. A situation that comes to mind more than once is the decision made by many women facing unexpected pregnancies to get an abortion. Putting this in perspective, this woman may be judged as morally wrong and often referred to as a “murderer” as a result of her decision to terminate the unwanted pregnancy, especially by those who oppose abortion for any reason at all. However, there are also those who believe it is the right of the young woman to make that decision whatever the reason may be. Let us consider the following scenario: a young girl is sexually molested by young man she has only just met. As a result, she becomes pregnant. The young girl feels as though she is not ready for the responsibilities of parenthood and makes the choice to have an abortion. Many of her friends, lacking knowledge of the entire circumstance, attempt to persuade...
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...Detailing Types of Plans Plans commit individuals, departments, organizations, and the resources of each to specific actions for the future. Effectively designed organizational goals fit into a hierarchy so that the achievement of goals at low levels permits the attainment of high-level goals. This process is called a means-ends chain because low-level goals lead to accomplishment of high-level goals. Three major types of plans can help managers achieve their organization's goals: strategic, tactical, and operational. Operational plans lead to the achievement of tactical plans, which in turn lead to the attainment of strategic plans. In addition to these three types of plans, managers should also develop a contingency plan in case their original plans fail. Operational plans The specific results expected from departments, work groups, and individuals are the operational goals. These goals are precise and measurable. “Process 150 sales applications each week” or “Publish 20 books this quarter” are examples of operational goals. An operational plan is one that a manager uses to accomplish his or her job responsibilities. Supervisors, team leaders, and facilitators develop operational plans to support tactical plans (see the next section). Operational plans can be a single-use plan or an ongoing plan. * Single-use plans apply to activities that do not recur or repeat. A one-time occurrence, such as a special sales program, is a single-use plan because it deals with...
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... Steps to Decision Making When making decisions people can follow five steps that will help in the process of making the final decision. The steps are recognizing and defining the problem or opportunity, analyze alternatives, make a choice, take action, and evaluate the results (Schermerhorn, Hunt, Osborn, and Uhl-Bien; 2010). The first step of recognizing and defining the problem, this means looking at the problem. No decision needs to be made if there is no problem (Deepa, Kartha). In my life a recent decision I had to make was whether or not to take a new job where I would receive less pay, or stay at the job I was currently at and miserable. The job I was miserable at was at a daycare, where I worked nine to 10 hours a day, and only got paid for eight. I was shown no respect, and did not receive the training I needed with my promotion. The job I was offered was at a dental office where the team is smaller so they get along, the hours are better, but the pay was less. I have defined the problem; it is time for the next step, which is looking at other alternative solutions (Deepa, Kartha). In this step one allows him or herself to think outside the box to find other possible solutions (Deepa, Kartha), Use your creative skills to come up with other alternative ways to resolve the problem (Deepa, Kartha). In this step I thought of other ways like finding a job where I would lose money but would be happy, take the job and deal with the pay cut, or stay...
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...Executive Summary Introduction Angela Fox and Zooey Caulfield are recent college graduates from State University with a degree in food and nutrition. With their love for food and nutrition these two friends have decided to open up a French restaurant in Draperton, which is also the town State University is located in. They believe their business will prosper because there are no French restaurants in the area leaving the restaurant to be unique. They acquired a Victorian home just off of Main Street which is a heavily trafficked area and name their new venture “The Possibility”. Though “The Possibility” has potential, being inexperienced restaurant owners leaves for some potential problems. Also being recent college graduates it is vital that they do not create too much as waste as they cannot afford to. The main objective for Angela and Zooey is to maximize their profits with certain constraints. Case Analysis Key Challenges The first problem that faces Angela and Zooey, the decisions makers, is the lack of knowledge of the preferences in which their clientele have in relation to French cuisine. Since this will be the only French restaurant in Draperton the decision makers are not able to offer a full menu as they do not want to accumulate waste. The next problem for the decision makers is to find the optimal amount of meals to produce each night. As mentioned before, Angela and Zooey cannot afford too much waste. Since this is a new venture, the decision makers...
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...that has more deterrent effect than death penalty. Incarceration for life proved to be more effective in preventing repetition of the same or other crimes by the same convicts than that of death penalty. In countries, where death penalty has been abolished less crime rates have been reported. Apart from incarceration for life, solitary confinement and shaming the person through social boycott etc are other options. For crimes of rape and acid attacks also, incarceration for life and the above two suggested alternatives could be considered as viable alternatives to death penalty in addition to confiscating the entire property of the criminal and paying it as compensation to their victims. Educating the guilty regarding the barbaric and heinous nature of their crimes and making them feel ashamed for their crimes and their crimes' lethal and traumatic impact on the minds, limbs and lives of their victims through reformist approach and making them truly repentant for the heinous crimes...
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...anaphylaxis in order provide this life saving medicine. The most widely prescribed form of epinephrine is auto-inject EpiPen which cost over $600 and is not fully covered by some insurance companies. That puts some populations at risk for untreated allergic reaction due to inability to afford the treatment and alternative options must be considered. Lastly, not all children with allergies we diagnosed and purchased the EpiPen, however they still need to be treated if a reaction is to occur. Epipen is a...
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...adapt to industry fluctuations due to changing preferences and market trends. The ski industry is not immune to withstanding fluctuations within the market. As Vice President of Marketing for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation (SSRC) it is our responsibility to develop and implement marketing strategies that are aligned with the company’s mission statement of being ‘the best ski resort in the world’. Recent statistics indicate that our share of the Colorado skier market has decreased by 3%, and only 4% of our current visitors are international. It is quite evident that the task at hand is to strategically position SSRC in the competitive market place as a resort which not only offers a great skiing experience, but also one which promotes a friendly, family-oriented environment with international appeal. The methods used for this objective are achieved by aligning the resorts strategic resources (i.e. mountain range, ‘champagne powder’, ski school) with a balanced marketing mix that compliments our segment profiles and SSRC’s overall quality standards. In creating a structured analytical framework, several perceptual maps and statistics were assessed. This process allowed us to determine that we would use pricing strategies as a differentiator. However, we would not be competing solely on price. Instead, we would compliment this strategy by leveraging our existing strengths such as our established reputation and customer base. With this in mind, we developed four strategies that...
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...country. So how is everyone doing on this beautiful Wednesday afternoon? Good, good. I know none of you want to be here anymore than I do, so we plan on making this as short and sweet as possible. With that, let’s go on ahead and get started. What we have prepared for you all today is a brief rebuttal to Group 10’s Australian Wine Industry case analysis. Before we begin let me set the record straight by saying that Group 10 did an outstanding job with their analysis of the wine industry within Australia. They did an excellent job incorporating Porter’s 5 forces model and the Blue Ocean strategy throughout their analysis. With this in mind, my fellow group members did find a few areas that we believe we should shed light on today. Such areas that our group found were the goals and constraints, as well as the central problem and the alternatives. One of the first areas that our group recognized was the analysis of the goals of the Australian Wine Industry. While Group 10 did hit the nail on the head with Australia’s goal of gaining market share through their campaign called “Strategy 2025”, something that we felt was vital and ncglected in the analysis was the mention that after Australia establish itself as “the world’s...
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...Landon White Grant Guidroz Chris Gremillion Jeigh Hymel Michael Floyd Donald Derham Isaac Woo Christian Frierson Michael Gvoich Corey Roblin Dr. Roger Hinson Louisiana State University March 14, 2011 Table of Contents Subject Page Number * ------------------------------------------------- Background Information 3 * ------------------------------------------------- Goals 3-4 * ------------------------------------------------- Constraints 4-6 * ------------------------------------------------- Central Issue 6 * ------------------------------------------------- Alternatives 6-10 * ------------------------------------------------- Competitive Analysis 10-12 * ------------------------------------------------- Best Alternative 12 * ------------------------------------------------- Implementation Plan 13 * ------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary 13-14 * ------------------------------------------------- Bibliography 15 Saxonville Sausage Background Information Saxonville Sausage is a private family owned company in Saxonville, Ohio, with 2005 revenues of approximately $1.5 billion. Their main focus is on pork sausage products that are always fresh. Saxonville’s main product is their bratwurst line, which makes up seventy percent of their revenues, breakfast sausage that consists of twenty...
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...around a brand, what Smack calls Brand Communities. This white paper is designed to give you a general introduction to the Brand Community, and the benefits and philosophies of Brand Communities to your business. The Changing Consumer If you think that the introduction of the Internet into popular culture was a world changing event, you really haven’t seen anything yet. Right now, as you read this, the very fabric of the Internet is changing. Never mind the billions of web sites currently in existence. Never mind the boundless libraries of both old and cutting edge information all readily available. The Internet has become more than that, it has become a tool that facilitates the most basic of human needs: a tool for conversation. Through blogs, message boards, and sites like MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and Flicker, people are now engaging in conversation with countless others. Engaging others with similar interests. Sharing opinions, photos, news, videos, and taking note of new ideas. People now have networks of friends they have never physically met, networks that surpass international boundaries, all with many shared interests like childhood buddies, music, and more. Brand Communities When looking at brands that have successfully adapted to the changing consumer, you need to look no further than brands like Apple, Harley Davidson, and Jones Soda. And what do these brands all have in common? Through consumer-centric product development, loyalty based web initiatives, and...
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...Leadership Theories One of the leadership theories that influences the way organizations lead their employees is the Participative Leader Theory. Participative leadership is a managerial style that invites input from employees on all company decisions (Root, 2014). The way it works is the team is presented with important information about the main issues of the company. This type of leadership allows the team to input ideas for the direction the company could take to fix the issue. Using the Participative leadership can be a gradual form of decision-making, but at the long run this leadership style can have benefits that may make it the appropriate managerial method for the business. The participative leadership style functions at a greater level where team developing is key and the results are appreciated more than how fast it was created. A great example of a participative leader is Donald Trump of Trump Organization. Mr. Trump is a leader that likes to get ideas from his team and will implement them if he feels they are worthy. He is known for always surrounding himself with teams rather than individuals when it comes to decision-making, this has proven to work effectively for his business. Another great theory is the Situational leadership is the complete opposite from the Participative leadership. Situational leadership refers to when the leader or manager of an organization must adjust his style to fit the development level of the followers he...
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...1 Alternative Medicine 101 By Jo Mendoza The term Alternative Medicine is somewhat erroneous since it was already in effect long before conventional medicine was introduced. Alternative Medicine is the natural treatment of disease which came before the tech nologically-based practices of conventional medicine. In this aspect, alternative medicine is traditional while conventional medicine is relatively new. Nevertheless, alternative medicine is termed as such since conventional or traditional Western medicine is the norm that is taught in all the medical schools and applied in most hospitals. There is a wide variety of alternative medicine that has accumulated over the years through different cultures. Whole medical systems such as homeopathic medicine, a treatment that originated in Europe, which stimulates the body’s ability to heal itself; Naturopathic medicine, also from Europe, a system that uses dietary and lifestyle changes as well as herbs, massages, and joint manipulation; traditional Chinese medicine from China which uses herbs, meditation, and acupuncture to correct the imbalance of yin and yang which causes the disease; and Ayurvedic medicine, a medical system from India that integrates the body, mind, and spirit to prevent and treat disease. A practitioner of alternative medicine tends to focus on the whole person when making diagnoses. They take great pains to figure out how one body system affects another. Cancer, for example, is seen...
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