Managerial Decision-Making

Managerial Decision-Making
This week, we examined a managerial activity that spans all four functional areas: decision making. Our exploration included managerial ethical dilemmas and the specific decisions faced by managers in business today. Address the following:
Select a manager. This can be someone you know or someone you have learned about through the news, reading, etc.
Assess his or her strengths in decision making based on assigned reading concepts/theory. Research can also be supplemented from (but not solely based on) other information from academically credible resources.
Assess that same managers decision-making weaknesses using the assigned reading concepts/theory. Research can also be supplemented from (but not solely based on) other information from academically credible resources.
Assess the managers track record for making ethical decisions including at least one example of either an ethical or unethical decision made.
Defend 23 recommendations for management performance improvement in decision making based on sound, academically credible concepts and theories from assigned reading and academically credible research.

Discuss the scope of a cloud computing audit for your business.

Use at least three sources. Use the Research Databases available from the Danforth Library not Google. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list. Example: “words you copied” (citation) These quotes should be one full sentence not altered or paraphrased. Cite your sources using APA format. Use the quotes in your paragaphs. Stand alone quotes will not count toward the 3 required quotes.
Student ID — GRO14188

Gaming Addiction in Adolescents Discussion

While individuals in different cultures express SUD differently and attitudes toward the disorder differ by culture, it is important to grasp common factors independent of culture.

Read Chapters 17-24 in your textbook by Mack.
Watch video: Counseling Specific Populations | Addiction Counselor Exam Review Episode 20 (Links to an external site.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdPEONL0KJo
Watch video: Exploring Substance Use Disorders in the LGBTQ Population (Links to an external site.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFms3xO98Nk
Prepare to discuss in argument form the common factors of alcoholism between your culture and one of the cultures listed below. Be detailed about the commonalities.
Arab Muslim culture
Chinese culture
Non-religious Russian culture

Initial post due by Wednesday. Write a 300-word post discussing the prompts above. Be sure to include information from the text and cite appropriately.

Discuss what two models you are using, give me an overview of the two models, discuss why you chose those particular models, how your model views abnormality, and give at least 2 specific treatment approaches you would use to treat Robert that are found in your two models.

While you do have some flexibility and creative license to answer these, you need to make sure you fully answer the questions. In other words, make sure to answer each part of the question, as each question has multiple parts. I would simply grade these on how thoroughly you answer the question. You are free to use your book, notes, and other resources, but these responses MUST be in your own words. If you plagiarize your answers, you will receive a zero for this assignment.

2. Pretend you are a clinician: “Robert” (a fictitious client) is suffering from major depressive disorder. He comes to your office in need of help. As the clinician, you are to treat Robert using TWO of the five SPECIFIC models we have discussed in this class. Discuss what two models you are using, give me an overview of the two models, discuss why you chose those particular models, how your model views abnormality, and give at least 2 specific treatment approaches you would use to treat Robert that are found in your two models.

5 models are biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive and humanistic.

Mergers and Acquisitions Discussion question

-What are financial reporting and tax considerations in M & A transactions, both domestic and international? Discuss with some examples.

-What are the various types of joint ventures and strategic alliances? How do they benefit both partners? Discuss with some examples, including the Fuji-Xerox case.

Half the Sky and Film Assignment

Please read all instructions for this
assignment which is attached. Remember to use 1 IN TEXT citation from the
textbook AND 1 citation from the film in each of your answers.

Remember: 1 paragraph or more per answer.
Please number each answer in your document and use the attachment tool to
attach a WORD document! DO NOT use the text box to submit your answers.

For the two references use the book and the
film:
Half the Sky by N. Kristof and S. WuDunn (Chapters
1, 2 , 4, 5, 7 and 9)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into
Opportunity for Women Worldwide

I also attached the instructions in the document.

Assignment: Types of Research

Objectives
Identify qualitative and quantitative research processes
Deliverables
Write a 2-3 page (not including the title and reference pages)
APA formatted paper with an introduction and conclusion.
APA headings for each section of the paper
At least 6 references
Step 1: Research
Find 6 articles -2 qualitative; 2 quantitative; and 1 mixed review and 1 or more your choice.
You may want to base these articles on your idea for your Capstone Project.
Step 2: Consider
Compare and contrast the different characteristics of qualitative, quantitative and mixed-design research.
Identify a problem in your place of work or at a clinical site
What type of research listed above would you conduct to address this problem?
Why or why not?
Step 3: Write
Write a paper that addresses the questions above.
Step 4 Save and submit
When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself in an easily accessible place and submit a copy to your instructor using the dropbox of Research

2[The introduction to the paper at least 5 sentences with one source of reference and a stated purpose]
Characteristics
[This can be a table that compares an the different characteristics of
qualitative, quantitative, and mixed design research or it can be written out. If you use a table,
make sure that you introduce the table and then put in APA formatting] if written out it must be
at least 4-6 fully formed paragraphs (at least 5 sentences in length).
Problem of interest
[The identified problem should be your capstone issue…give a brief introduction to the
problem……….. must be at least one fully formed (at least 5 sentences in length) with
intext citations.]
Analysis of Research
[What type of research would you conduct for this problem? Why or why not?
…………….. must be at least two fully formed paragraphs (at least 5 sentences in length) with
intext citations.]
Conclusion
[The conclusion to the paper is at least 5 sentences, summarizes at least 3 key points, and
has one citation.]2
(All references in alphabetical order, most within the last 5 years, at least 6 references), A. A. & Author B. B. (Date of publication). Title of page [Formahttps://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article.
Title of Periodical, volume
number
(issue number), pages.
https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Author, A. A. (Year of publication).
Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle
. Edition if other
than 1
st
. Publisher name.

business

For this project you will work to propose a M-Commerce solution to solve a particular business problem. You will research, analyze, define, and propose a technology-based business solution. You can use an existing or fictitious organization. The end product will be a paper that describes the problem and the business solution.The project should minimally contain the following sections (at least 7 full pages in APA format 6th edition):

Business and Market Overview – your clients organization, management, business model, their products and services, and their growth strategy. Elaborate on the distinct external pressures on their business. This section must include an illustration Porters Model with the unique and specific pressures that your client faces.
Problem Definition Identify the core business problem that your client has engaged for you to solve. For that problem, identify the overarching business process. Explain the current, or AS-IS, state process and illustrate it with a UML Activity Diagram with partitions, a.k.a Swimlane diagram that the customer leverages that could be improved with the use of technologies. Refer to Figure 3-6 of your text for a sample Swimlane diagram.
Business Solution Proposal taking the AS-IS model from section 2, elaborate on how technology will be utilized to streamline or optimize the current process in order to solve the stated business problem. Explain the future, or TO-BE, state process and illustrate it with a UML Activity Diagram. Be sure to include any key technology in its own Swimlane. Also, elaborate on any new, updated, enhanced IT Infrastructure (hardware, databases, networks, business intelligence, RFID, sensor networks, and/or software) required to support the solution. The line items that come out of this section should be part of the investment cost details in Section 4.
Solution Assessment – Leverage the output from the previous three sections and quantify the value of the business solution. Identify and estimate the cost of key technology, training, people, resources required for the business solution, i.e. the investment. Next, identify and estimate the value of the solution in specific financial gains or costs savings, i.e. financial gain. Illustrate the the ROI by using the Simple return on investment (Computing the ROI for IT Projects and Other Investments (Links to an external site.) (Simple ROI) http (Links to an external site.):// (Links to an external site.)iteconcorp (Links to an external site.). (Links to an external site.)com (Links to an external site.)/ (Links to an external site.)ROICalc (Links to an external site.). (Links to an external site.)html (Links to an external site.)) (Links to an external site.). If you arent sure about real costs be sure to mark it as an assumption, i.e. best guess.
Project Management – identify potential project management and SDLC (system development life cycle) challenges and elaborate on mitigation strategies for each in order to ensure that the rollout of the business solution goes smoothly. Include a high level project plan with key activities for each main phase of the project.