The class is called Studies in Scientific Contoversies where we analyse multiple cientific articles based on a specific theme for the week and discuss our stance. For this assignment we were supposed to (throughout the term) review 3 individual articles, and then at the end of the term take those 3
articles and combine them into a 2500-3000 word meta review to support our decided thesis. I have finished my article reviews, but unfortunately I have not yet finished the conclusion. Also, what I have so far without the conclusion is already 1000 words over the limit. I need help with this essay in a few areas:
1. I need to bring the word count down. The first review is the longest and has the most unneccessary information, but I think all 3 will have to be condensed. I am happy with information that does not directly fit with my thesis being deleted or reworded.
2. I have been told in peer reviews while my information is good, I need to do better with incorporating my thesis into the overall work. I could use some help incorporating the thesis so the overall essay feels more cohesive.
3. The conclusion. If you dont want to write the conclusion, I absolutely can do that, but it does still need to be completed. Again, I can finish it if you want me to, my main focus is toning down the body content.
Attached is a copy of the assignment instructions, as well as a copy of what I already have completed which will be condensed. References for this article are listed in the citation at the end of my first draft. The essay is still currently in pieces of an outline format, but that was only to keep myself organized. I will be changing the formatting before submitting. Thank you SO much for the work you do!
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Christian Leadership in the United Sates Government, Churches, and Universities
The assignment is to complete an Annotated Bibliography for a Collateral Reading Assignment on Christian Leadership. The annotated bibliography will be used to write a 7-10 page essay on this topic. I want it to focus on leadership specifically within the US Government, churches, and universities. There needs to be 12 citations, 2 of them being peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Each citation needs to have a 3 paragraphs in summary. If you are willing, you can do the 7-10 page paper that will go along with the annotated bibliography so the writing style remains the same. I will request that service after this one being that I can only upload one at a time. Attached are the directions for the annotated bibliography.
The company I am writing about is Macys
Final Research Paper:
This is an individual assignment research paper that is about your focal company. The broader strategy question that you need to explore is; why your firm is performing better (Competitive Advantage – CA) than others (Competitive Disadvantage- CD) given similar environmental opportunities and constraints. While your research is about your focal firm however you need to compare it to its benchmark and industry average performance. Firm performance can be measured using quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative aspects include analysis using financial ratios for multiple years while comparing it to its benchmark and industry averages. The qualitative data provide reasoning, explanation, and reflection of why your firm has a CA or CD. Qualitative data help you study different aspects of a firm’s functions including, leadership, human and social capital, R&D, marketing/sales, after-sales, operations, organizational culture, and values to name a few (subjects that you have covered in prior classes). In other words, the question that you need to explore is: Whether your focal firm has a CA or CD over its competitor/industry and why? You can write your research either from a business analyst viewpoint or from a senior manager of the focal company’s viewpoint of view who has been assigned a task to report and present to the company’s board. Your paper will have a title page, table of contents, executive summary, introduction, analysis and reflections, conclusions, and recommendation sections to form your unified report. You will read through the unified report to ensure each part is connected to the next part and tells a story. Spell check, grammar, and readability are your responsibility. The report can be between 12-14 pages excluding Appendices and references. For this analysis, you can use all readings you have done in this seminar and in prior classes. Also, using the latest financial and nonfinancial information about your company, competitor, and industry will make your report current and contemporary that the board feels confident about your analysis and
recommendations. Please see the below explanation for each section of your report.
TITLE PAGE (1 page) The title page should identify who wrote the paper and what the paper is about. Include in the title of the paper, your name, class, and year.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Table of content is essential)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (1-2 paragraphs) An Executive Summary is a synopsis (Abstract) of the 1 or 2 most important points of your paper. It is a brief, 1-2 paragraphs (statement of the issue being researched, what you did, what you found, and what actions should be taken). You must select only the most important issues for the executive summary under the assumption that the executive might read no other part of your report. It must have recommendations in it, not just a general description of what was done.
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW (1-2 pages). The introduction tells the reader what you are doing in the paper and how you are going to do it. It overviews what the reader will find in the rest of the paper. Your introduction should also give a cursory analysis of the industry in which your firm operates, its products/services, its size relative to industry/economy, and the benchmark (competitor), and its revenues, etc.
BODY OF THE TEXT (7-8 pages). The body of the paper presents the purpose of your research, the details of the issue/s being researched, your hypotheses (if appropriate), what you did, and what you found in your research. (Be concise. A long paper is not more impressive than a brief one.)
A. Headings. Use lots of headings to give structure to your report. A good paper has a clear outline. Simply make the outline explicit in your report. That way the reader can easily find the sections he/she particularly wants to read.
B. Graphs, Charts, and Figures. Graphics (not just clip art) help the reader visualize what you are trying to say in words. A good picture is worth a thousand words. Put pictures, graphs, tables as Appendices at the back of the paper.
C. Conciseness. Get to the point. We tend to fall in love with every paragraph, sentence, and word of our own writing. But writing generally is improved with careful pruning. A short, tight paper is better than a verbose, sprawling one.
D. Good Description. Give specific examples of the general principles you are trying to describe in your report use personal or organizational experiences or examples wherever possible. Make the paper your own.
E. Definitions. Do not assume that your reader knows what you mean when you use terms like “standardization of work process” or “casual ambiguity” or “liquidity ratios”. Define key theoretical terms that you use in your report.
CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS (1-2 Pages) Make specific recommendations for action. Give the reasons for your recommendation and/or state how your recommendation will solve the problems you have identified. INTEGRITY Your paper must reflect your own work. When thoughts of others are used, they must be cited and identified as such. Plagiarism involves taking the work of others as your own. Plagiarism is a serious breach of ethics and will result in a failure for the course.
REFERENCES Use whatever format you are familiar with but need to be consistent throughout. APA is the easiest to use.
GRADING CRITERIA. The criteria I use to assess your project and assign points is based on a well-written, well-structured report – so take the effort to use good business reporting techniques, creativity -so give it some personal flair, substantiating your claims, so present a rationale for your assertions using assigned reading
material, the textbook, and outside references, and the amount of work done, so go beyond the barebones assignments from your syllabus. Important Points for your paper:
1. The major strategy research question is, “why your firm has a Competitive Advantage (CA) or Competitive Disadvantage (CD)? In other words: What determines your firm performance (CA or CD)? You measure CA/CD through four categories of ratios explained in the class. Some firms/industries may have slightly different measures or ratios to measure those firms.
2. Have a balance between quantitative (financials and other statistics) and qualitative information (including leadership, functional areas, organizational culture, branding, reputation, CSR, etc.
3. Also have a balance of references between academic citations (for example, Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, MIT Sloan, etc.) and trade publications (including newspapers, Fortune, Business & Strategy, Business Week, etc.), and other sources from Google or Google Scholar, Yahoo Finance, etc.4. Having all this information (what, where, when) and putting it in your paper is good. What makes the paper great is your analysis and reflection on the collected information and providing methodical logical arguments of (why and how). Such papers make the reader excited to read further as it provides a differentiated viewpoint that is fresh, bold, and unique – 21st-century manager’s point of view. Good Luck
Organizational Change Models
Read Case 25: When a Team Breaks in Two in Cases and Exercises in Organization Development & Change. Address the following items in a 1000-1250 word paper.
Apply one of the models of change discussed in Chapter 4 to this case.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the model you chose compared to the others.
Identify specific examples where you see how the change model could help us understand what is happening at this organization.
Using the list of practitioner skills in Chapter 5, identify and defend the three skills that you think it would be important for a practitioner to have to be successful in working with this client.
Evaluate your own competency in those practitioner skills. Explain one competency area that you think you need to develop further as a student of OD.
Required Texts- Chapter 4 and 5
Anderson, D. L. (2020). Organization development: The process of leading organizational change (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.ISBN: 9781544333021
Required Resources- Case 25
Anderson, D. L. (Ed.). (2012). Cases and Exercises in Organization Development & Change. Sage Publications.
Discuss the reform schools found in the United States and England in the 1850s. Were they effective in reducing the incidence of delinquency? Why or why not?
After completing the reading for the module, select at least two questions and provide a discussion:
Discuss the reform schools found in the United States and England in the 1850s. Were they effective in reducing the incidence of delinquency? Why or why not?
Compare and contrast the therapeutic approach and the legalistic approach. Do you think that one approach is better than the other? Why or why not?
After completing the reading for the module, select at least two questions and provide a discussion:
Discuss the reform schools found in the United States and England in the 1850s. Were they effective in reducing the incidence of delinquency? Why or why not?
Compare and contrast the therapeutic approach and the legalistic approach. Do you think that one approach is better than the other? Why or why not?
Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 300 words.Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 300 words.
Critically evaluate the following information related to a Mental Health Policy
Critically evaluate the following information related to a mental health Policy and write your paper addressing the following topics:
1.) Suggest necessary modifications or recommendations to the current policy/protocol of Jailing People with Mental Health Disorders.
2.) Research and elaborate on any other policies in place to address mental illness/mental health in our criminal justice system
3.) Discuss different ways social workers can intervene and make changes to this social justice issue
How is “The Tyger” a response to “The Lamb”?
Compare two poems by William Blake Titled “The Tyger” and “The Lamb”. Explain how the two works compare and differ from eachother. The main objective is to find out “How the Tyger is a response to The Lamb”. Essay must be 5-6 pages doubled spaced. This essay is for a poetry class so if experienced with poetry that would be prefered. Attached is both poems please let me know if there is any questions.
Creating an IEP from a case study
To successfully complete the IEP, respond to all relevant areas of the IEP document using the case study:
1. Complete the Student Information Summary (SIS) sheet from the demographic information available case study.
2. Write the present level of performance (strengths and needs) for academic achievement, social development, physical development, and management needs based on assessment results provided in the case study.
3. Write developmentally appropriate, measurable annual goals (include evaluation criteria, procedures, schedule, and person responsible). For each area of need identified in the Present Levels of Performance.
4. Report progress to parents and address parental concerns
5. recommend special education programs and services.
6. List any accommodations and modifications (supplementary aides) that would assist the child.
7. Include the use of assistive technology devices and/or services when appropriate.
8. Suggest related services which may include behavior management needs and supports
After playing the interactive game developed by CISCO that is very similar to Tetris, post something you learned about yourself while playing this game.
After playing the interactive game developed by CISCO that is very similar to Tetris, post something you learned about yourself while playing this game.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND HR; BEHAVIORAL ANCHORED RATING SCALES; SIMULATION TRAINING
After reading the required materials on social media found on the Background page for this module and your own library research, prepare a 4- to 5-page paper addressing the following:
Discuss the influence social media has (or could have) on HRM success.
What are the challenges of HRM professionals using social media to learn about current and potential employees?
The Wright article talks about how Facebook recruits. Bring in three other real-life, private sector employers (by name from your readings/research) and discuss their approaches to social media in the HRM context.
Use at least 5 sources from the Trident library.
Assignment Expectations
Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of the relevant issues and HRM actions, drawing on your background reading and research.
Information Literacy: Evaluate resources and select only library/Web-based resources that provide reliable, substantiated information.
Give authors credit for their work. Cite sources of borrowed information in the body of your text as footnotes or numbered end notes, or use APA style of referencing.
Prepare a paper that is professionally presented (including a cover page, a list of references, headings/subheadings, and a strong introduction and conclusion). Proofread carefully for grammar, spelling, and word-usage errors.