...GM 592 Skill Development Assignment Week 6 Well the company that I work for is a high performance culture as for what is expected of its employees and the mission and values of the company. The slogan is the “customer is always right “. We have to bend over backwards sometime to satisfy the customer’s needs. However, if I was to look at everything internally I would say that it is a low performance culture because insular things and resistance to change. Management to me is a dictator ship when it comes down to making changes. The send out the e-mail of what is expected for us to do but they do not work in the stores or know how much extra time it will take to implement the changes. My current boss basically reads the e-mails tell us what they say and then it is just do it. He never questions the changes because for one there is nothing he can do about it but his approach is so dry to where I personally have some sort of resistance. Sometimes I feel that if those who come up with the plans for the changes were in practice they would grumble as well. Creating a strategy culture fit would be the leadership action used by my organization. Because I work in a pharmacy there is a lot of liability when we make mistakes with customer’s medication. A lot has to do with understanding the doctor’s writing and making the necessary phone calls to clear up any concern. Then the scanning of the bottles upon dispensing help with error of giving the patient the wrong medication and...
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...1- What would business organizations such as Kraft Foods gain from observing Orpheus in action? There are common factors between Kraft Foods as a business and the Orpheus as an Orchestra. Kraft Foods is a traditional company that contains a usual board of directors’ chief executive officer, and it also has a host of other executives. Moreover, every officer has his own subtle role in the company. On the other hand, Orpheus also contains many musicians who are capable to participate in the decision-making process. That is to say, each musician is able to use his leadership skills by becoming the concertmaster at one point. Kraft Foods’ leaders could take a cue on new ways of managing and leading as they allow their executive to observe how Orpheus can function without a conductor. In other words, Kraft Foods can learn to build a core group that is responsible for each project of the company, and these core groups should contain executives and ordinary employees who are going to be in charge of researching the primary plan to the company’s investors. In addition, by allowing and inviting other employees sometimes to the core groups, new ideas of managing and leading will be born. Moreover, by being able to see the relationship between running an orchestra and running a business, Kraft Foods can gain new framework of values and approaches that can help the company to reassess their management and leadership ways. In other words, while allowing new employees to join the core...
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...Communicate the Value: Smith and Wesson IMC Brief Shilpi Suman and Brian Fells Keller School of Management Abstract Throughout this paper we will discuss the Smith and Wesson brand, its problems and objectives. This paper will explore target customers in relation to how Smith and Wesson is perceived and would like to be perceived by the industry as well as communication efforts and cost. Smith & Wesson Background Smith & Wesson is known for manufacturing and designing quality firearms and any related products that go with the arms. The company is also known as a "leader" in firearm, provides training to the global military, law enforcement, and consumer markets. Smith & Wesson have many facilities and are located in Massachusetts and Maine. "Smith & Wesson was an industry leader in 1852 when it was first founded and continues to lead the world today with innovations into the 21st century."(Smith-Wesson.com) New IMC Campaign The problem that I'm addressing today in this campaign is that Smith and Wesson were tarnished for allegedly making a deal with government in regards to gun control. First of all, we all know how big of a problem gun control has been and it has been hard for any company to really keep up because it is such a sensitive and rigid topic in just about anywhere from society to politics. So, Smith & Wesson tried to stay in business by making the deal with the federal government but it nearly killed the company! Now as to what...
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...The article that I chose was “Romantic Relationships and Substance Use in Early Adulthood: An Examination of the Influences of Relationship Type, Partner Substance Use, and Relationship Quality” by Charles B. Fleming, Helene R. White, and Richard F. Catalano. This article covered the effects that varying type of relationships have on substance use, and being as I went through these different stages right out of high school so I can relate and appreciate the data. This article was very easy to relate too and to understand how relationships can change you for worst or better, and the way that the data is delivered was straight forward and clear cut so I was able to interpret it clearly. The information that is given in this article was well researched and delivered, and being that this was a research paper it would give good starting points for where I should begin my own research. Although this paper was focused on a limited age range (early adulthood 18-20) it was extremely thorough in retrieving data and offers many areas where you could continue the research and look more into a specific relationship type. This paper covers the opposing affects that differing stages of relationships play on drug use, heavy drinking, and smoking, but this study only focuses on the transition between graduating high school and entering college and gives a small glimpse into what the roles play later in life. The most interesting piece of data that this article had was not only does being in...
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...Week 6 Assignment 3 Research Plan HSA505 Health Services Planning and Management Dr. Point-Johnson, Instructor Strayer University Berlin Boxley May 13, 2012 Alternative health care is a growing industry in medicine. Canada has one of the highest rate of their population seeking alternative medicine in the U. S. According to the National Population Health Survey by Statistics Canada (1998-99) found that 3.8 million Canadians aged 18 and over had consulted an alternative health care provider at least once during the previous 12 months. This is just one state out of 50 for the U.S. Imagine the popularity of this type of treatment being sought as medical attention for sicknesses. A definition frequently referenced in research comes from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) in the United States. They define alternative medicine as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine (medicine as practiced by medical doctor or doctors of osteopathy and their allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses). Alternative health care is sometimes referred to as complementary and alternative health care. The terms “alternative” and ‘complementary” refer to using the same therapy in many different ways. That is, alternative refers to using a particular type of therapy instead of conventional treatment. Also complementary...
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...Did Jim and Laura Buy a Car Week 6 Assignment 1 Matthew Ader Professor Lori Baggot LEG 100 Feb 14 2016 A contract is an agreement that creates an obligation that is enforceable by the law. The law has clear guidelines that before there exists a contract that will be binding, there has to be an offer, acceptance, mutual obligation and all parties should be of sound mind and by law be of legal age. A contract can either be written or spoken. Assuming that the buyers were at the required age went to the car dealership looking to purchase a new car. Stan the salesman made an offer to Jim and Laura and they both agreed to the terms. They asked that Stan the salesman hold the car for a day. He told them to put down $100 dollars to hold the car and that it would go to the final purchase of the car or that it would be refundable. Jim and Laura just wanted to hold the car so that it would still be there the next day. With mutual understanding Stan the salesman keeps the car and calls the next day to confirm when the purchase would be completed. I do believe that Jim and Laura did not enter into a legal contract that is binding. There are several factors that do not exist that would show a legally binding agreement. Like a contract that both parties would sign, agreeing to the purchase of the car. Having a contract in writing that both parties signed could show the sale of the car. Stan the salesman let Jim and Laura have a chance to test drive several cars that they were interested...
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...Name: Jerry Cunningham Date: 16 March 2015 ISSC340 Week 6 Assignment (3% of Grade) APUS/Sanford Lesson 6 Review: Transmission Media The purpose of this activity is to reinforce what you have learned so far about local area networks technologies. 1. What is the difference between standard voice-grade cabling and data-grade cabling? (Min. word count: 30) When determining the difference between voice-grade cabling and data-grade cabling, user much keeps in mind that twisted pair cables such as voice grade can support data speed of 19Kbp up to a distance of six miles. On the other hand data grade cabling have a speed of to 100 Mbps. 2. True or false: A diameter of a 22AWG twisted-pair cable is smaller than a 26AWG twisted pair cable? Explain… (Min. word count: 10) The answer would be false because due to being bigger in the numbers of AWG the diameter of the cable would be much smaller 3. In which frequency bands to do short-range wireless transmission operate? (Min. word count: 10) When dealing with frequency band short-range wireless operates in both 2.4(Ghz) microwave band and 5 (Ghz) band 4. What are the two types of light source used to transmit signals over optical fiber? (Min. word count: 10) According to textbooks, the two different types of light source use to transmit signals over optical fiber are: analog and digital data 5. True or false: Bluetooth is a good example of short-range wireless transmission...
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...The body needs essential minerals; these are divided into two major minerals which are macrominerals and microminerals. The functions of minerals are different depending on what the mineral is like sodium’s function is used for proper fluid balance, nerve transmission, and muscle contraction and its sources are table salt, soy sauce, small amounts in milk, vegetables and unprocessed meats. Chloride’s function is it is needed for proper fluid balance and stomach acid and sources are about the same as sodium like table salt and soy sauce. There is also potassium which is needed for nerve transmission and can be found in meats, milk, fresh fruits, whole grains, and vegetables. Calcium is important for healthy bones and teeth this is found in milk and milk products such as cheese, canned fish with bones, and soy milk. Phosphorus important for bones and teeth as well and is found in poultry, fish, eggs, and milk processed foods. Some of the microminerals are iron which function is carrying oxygen in the body and found in organ meats, fish, poultry, and shellfish. Zinc needed for making protein and found in fish, meats, and poultry. And there are several others as well so minerals are pretty much found in all types of foods and if you’re not eating enough of these foods you can also buy some of the pills to help your body. The function of water in the body is it is used as a carrier of our essential minerals to get through the body, water removes waste products that include...
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...Problem 10.14 Briarcrest Condiments is a spice-making firm. Recently, it developed a new process for producing spices. The process requires new machinery that would cost $2,011,756. have a life of five years, and would produce the cash flows shown in the following table. Year Cash Flow 1 $569,998 2 -211,846 3 883,551 4 797,704 5 737,014 What is the NPV if the discount rate is 12.65 percent? (Enter negative amounts using negative sign e.g. -45.25. Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) -153004.09 Problem 11.20 Archer Daniels Midland Company is considering buying a new farm that it plans to operate for 10 years. The farm will require an initial investment of $12.20 million. This investment will consist of $2.20 million for land and $10.00 million for trucks and other equipment. The land, all trucks, and all other equipment is expected to be sold at the end of 10 years at a price of $5.05 million, $2.28 million above book value. The farm is expected to produce revenue of $2.05 million each year, and annual cash flow from operations equals $1.87 million. The marginal tax rate is 35 percent, and the appropriate discount rate is 10 percent. Calculate the NPV of this investment. (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) 929670.55 The project should be . Accepted Problem 11.24 Bell Mountain Vineyards is considering updating its current manual accounting system with a high-end electronic...
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...Menu Valid Menu Selection or Errors | Inputs | Expected Output or Message | Canadian | Menu Selection = 1 | Do you want to continue with the conversion Yes or No?Currency_Type = 1 | Costa Rica | Menu Selection=1 | Do you wish to continue with this conversion yes or no?Currency Type= 1 | Australian | Menu Selection= 2 | Do you wish to continue with this conversion yes or no?Currency Type= 2 | Europe | Menu Selection= 3 | Do you wish to continue with this conversion yes or no?Currency Type= 3 | Singapore | Menu Selection= 4 | Do you wish to continue with this conversion yes or no?Currency Type= 4 | Colombian | Menu Selection= 5 | Do you wish to continue with this conversion yes or no?Currency Type= 5 | Exit | Menu Selection= 6 | Are you sure you would like to exit the program? | India | Menu Selection= 1 | The Country entered is invalid | Jupiter | Menu Selection= 2 | The Country entered is invalid | Peru | Menu Selection= 3 | The Country entered is invalid | Get International Values Valid International Values | Input | Expected Output | 100 CAD | 100.00 | International Value = 100 | 10000 CRC | 10000.00 | International Value=10000 | 25 AUD | 25.00 | International Value=25 | 2000 EUR | 2000.00 | International Value=2000 | 75 SGD | 75.00 | International Value= 75 | 6000 COP | 6000.00 | International Value=6000 | 2 CRC | 20000.00 | International Value=20000 | 60 AUD | 60.00 | International Value=60 | 500000 EUR | 500000.00 | International...
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...Problems 6-1: Forecasting project completion (Ungraded) A project has been estimated to take six weeks and cost $130,000. Cost and percent complete data are provided in the table below through 3 weeks of the project. % scheduled data can be obtained from the Gantt chart following the table. Task | $/Task | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | A | $5,000 | 100% | 100% | 100% | | | | B | $10,000 | 50% | 70% | 100% | | | | C | $25,000 | | 40% | 80% | | | | D | $30,000 | | 20% | 45% | | | | E | $10,000 | | | | | | | F | $20,000 | | | | | | | G | $20,000 | | | 50% | | | | H | $10,000 | | 80% | 100% | | | | | ACWP | $12,000 | $38,000 | $66,000 | | | | Task | BAC | % Comp | BCWP (EV) | BCWS (PV) | ACWP (AC) | cv | sv | cpi | svi | A | $5,000 | 100% | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,500 | ($500) | $0 | 0.91 | 1.00 | B | $10,000 | 100% | $10,000 | $10,000 | $9,500 | $500 | $0 | 1.05 | 1.00 | C | $25,000 | 80% | $20,000 | $25,000 | $19,000 | $1,000 | ($5,000) | 1.05 | 0.80 | D | $30,000 | 45% | $13,500 | $20,000 | $12,500 | $1,000 | ($6,500) | 1.08 | 0.68 | E | $10,000 | | | | | | | | | F | $20,000 | | | | | | | | | G | $20,000 | 50% | $10,000 | $10,000 | $9,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 1.11 | 1.00 | H | $10,000 | 100% | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,500 | ($500) | $0 | 0.95 | 1.00 | | $130,000 |...
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...Introduction The US economy has been recovering slowly and it has shown improvement over the past three years. We must remember that the country went through a major recession about six years ago and the government continues making efforts to combat the recession and stimulate the economy. As of 2015 it is visible the economy is growing because there is more availability of jobs compared to previous years. Unemployment rates have decreased every single year for the past five years. Energy and gas prices have fallen and it is positive for consumers because is putting more money into their pockets therefore individuals will have more disposable income. According to CNBC (2015) it seems lower gas prices has helped consumption levels increase and improved GDP growth of a 3% annual rate. Unemployment & Inflation It is important to understand the relationship that exists between unemployment and inflation. A natural rate of unemployment is considered between 4% and 5% and anything below is considered below the natural rate. It will be accurate to say unemployment below natural rate causes wages to increase because there are more jobs available than people and employers are force to increase wages to keep or attract employees. In a tight market employees have options to find other jobs that pay more. Also, the unemployment rate below the natural rate will cause inflation because for employers to be able to increase wages need to increase production and this mean their cost go up...
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...Associate Program Material Appendix K Currency Conversion Peer Review Design Inspection Report |Programmer’s Name: |Ken | |Date of Inspection |4/1/2012 | |Inspector’s Name: |Ken | Use the following criteria to evaluate the Currency Conversion Test Procedure. If the answer to the item question is yes, place an X next to that item under the Yes column. If the answer is no, add details next to that item under the Comments column. | |Yes |Item |Comments | | |X |Is the problem description clear, concise, and accurate? | | | |X |Are the inputs to the program identified? | | | |X |Are the outputs to the program identified? | | | |X |Does the test input result in the expected output? | | List of Defects Identify defects by checklist number and observed error, but do not include any...
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...network that spans a relatively large geographical area. 3. MAC ADDRESS stands for Media Access Control Address It is an ID code that's assigned to a network adapter or any device with built-in networking capability, such as a printer. 4. 802.11 G is used for transmission over short distances at up to 54-Mbps in the 2.4 GHz bands. 802.11 N The speed is 100 Mbps and so it is up to 4-5 times faster than 802.11g. 802.11n also offers a better operating distance than current networks. 5. Bluetooth is a short-range radio technology (or wireless technology) aimed at simplifying communications among Internet devices and between devices and the Internet. It also aims to simplify data synchronization between Internet devices and other computers. 6. Router is a device that forwards data packets along networks. Switch is a device that filters and forwards packets between LAN segments. The difference between a router and a switch is switches are not capable of joining multiple networks or sharing an internet connection. A network with only switches must instead designate one computer as the gateway to the internet. With a router, all home computers connect to the router as peers, and the router performs all gateway functions. 7. A DHCP is...
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