nursing leadership and ethics case study. 1200 words due 6-16-21

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Shawna, a new staff member, has been working from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on an infectious disease floor since obtaining her RN license 4 months ago. Most of the staff members with whom she works with have been there since the unit opened 5 years ago. On a typical day, the staffing consists of a nurse manager, two RNs, an LPN, and one technician for approximately 40 patients. Most patients are HIV-positive with multisystem failure. Many are severely debilitated and need help with their activities of daily living. Although the staff members encourage family members and loved ones to help, most of them are unavailable because they work during the day. Several days a week, the nursing students from Shawna’s community college program are assigned to the floor.

Tina, the nurse manager, does not participate in any direct patient care, saying that she is “too busy at the desk.” Laverne, the other RN, says the unit depresses her and that she has requested a transfer to pediatrics. Lynn, the LPN, wants to “give meds” because she is “sick of the patients’ constant whining,” and Sheila, the technician, is “just plain exhausted.” Lately, Shawna has noticed that the other staff members seem to avoid the nursing students and reply to their questions with annoyed, short answers. Shawna is feeling alone and overwhelmed and goes home at night worrying about the patients, who need more care and attention. She is afraid to ask Tina for more help because she does not want to be considered incompetent or a complainer. When she confided in Lynn about her concerns, Lynn replied, “Get real-no one here cares about the patients or us. All they care about is the bottom line! Why did a smart girl like you choose nursing in the first place?”

Respond to each question in 150 to 200 words per question and include 4 reference in APA 7th format. 

1. Identify at least 5 problems in the case study. 

2. Explain why these are problems and what types of dilemma they present *

3. Determine the additional information needed to develop a solution for the problems. *

4. Include bias that each person in the scenario might have which could affect the problems and solutions. *

5. List and explain at least 4 solutions to the problems. *

6. Discuss both positive and negative outcomes for each solution solutions.

7. Determine the best possible FINAL solution. [stated clearly] *

Excel Guided Project 6-3

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The Wear-Ever Shoes company maintains inventory data and customer survey results in your workbook. You use Lookup & Reference, Database, and Logical functions to complete the data. You also use a Financial function to calculate depreciation and a Text function to enter email addresses.

[Student Learning Outcomes 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7]

File Needed: WearEverShoes-06.xlsx (Available from the Start File link.)

Completed Project File Name: [your name]-WearEverShoes-06.xlsx

Skills Covered in This Project

  • Nest INDEX and MATCH functions.
  • Use SUMIFS from the Math & Trig category.
  • Use DAVERAGE.
  • Create an IFS formula.
  • Use a Text function to concatenate text strings.
  • Calculate depreciation with the DB function.
  1. Open the WearEverShoes-06 start file. The file will be renamed automatically to include your name. Change the project file name if directed to do so by your instructor, and save it.
  2. Click the Inventory sheet tab.
  3. Select cells A3:I39, click the Name box, type Inventory as the range name, and press Enter.
  4. Select cell L5 and type WE006.
  5. Create a nested function with INDEX and MATCH to display inventory for a product.
    1. Select cell L6.
    2. Click the Lookup & Reference button [Formulas tab, Function Library group] and choose INDEX. Select the first argument list array, row_num, column_num and click OK.
    3. For the Array argument, press F3 (FN+F3) and select Inventory.
    4. Click the Row_num box and click the Name box arrow. Choose MATCH in the list or choose More Functions to find and select MATCH. The INDEX function uses this MATCH statement to find the row.
    5. Click cell L5 for the Lookup_value argument.
    6. Click the Lookup_array box and select cells A3:A39. This MATCH function finds the row that matches cell L5 in column A.
    7. Click the Match_type argument and type 0.
    8. Click INDEX in the Formula bar. (Click OK if the argument list opens.)
    9. Click the Column_num argument, click the Name box arrow, and choose MATCH (Figure 6-92).Both the row_num and col_num arguments are MATCH functions.Figure 6-92 MATCH is nested twice
    10. Type quantity in the Lookup_value box.
    11. Click the Lookup_array box and select cells A3:I3. This MATCH function finds the cell in the “Quantity” column after the row is located by the first MATCH function.
    12. Click the Match_type box and type 0. The formula is =INDEX(Inventory,MATCH(L5,A3:A39,0),MATCH(“quantity”,A3:I3,0)).
    13. Click OK. The result is 2.
    14. Click cell L5, type WE015, and press Enter. The quantity is updated.
  6. Use SUMIFS to calculate total pairs in stock by specific criteria.
    1. Select cell M13.
    2. Click the Math & Trig button [Formulas tab, Function Library group] and choose SUMIFS.
    3. Select cells E4:E39 for the Sum_range argument and press F4 (FN+F4) to make the references absolute.
    4. Click the Criteria_range1 box, select cells C4:C39, the “Color” field, and press F4 (FN+F4).
    5. Click the Criteria1 box and select cell K13. Leave this as a relative reference.
    6. Click the Criteria_range2 box, select cells D4:D39, and make the references absolute.
    7. Click the Criteria2 box and select cell L13. The criteria specifies the number of black pairs, size 8 (Figure 6-93).The sum and criteria ranges must have the same dimension.Figure 6-93 SUMIFS to calculate number by color and size
    8. Click OK. The result is 7.
    9. Copy the formula in cell M13 to cells M14:M21.
  7. Click the Satisfaction Survey worksheet tab and review the data.
  8. Select cells A4:H40 and name the range as Survey. Note that the “Comfort” field is the fifth column and that the other attributes follow in the sixth, seventh, and eighth columns.
  9. Use DAVERAGE to summarize customer survey data.
    1. Click the Criteria sheet tab.
    2. Select cell B2 and type rug*, criteria for the Rugged Hiking Boots.
    3. Click the Average Ratings worksheet tab and select cell C5.
    4. Click the Insert Function button [Formulas tab, Function Library group].
    5. Choose Database in the Or select a category list.
    6. Select DAVERAGE and click OK to calculate an average comfort rating for the boots.
    7. Press F3 (FN+F3), choose Survey for the Database argument, and click OK.
    8. Click the Field box and select cell C4.
    9. Click the Criteria box, select the Criteria sheet tab, select cells B1:B2, and make the references absolute (Figure 6-94).DAVERAGE ignores values that do not match the criteria.Figure 6-94 DAVERAGE for comfort rating
    10. Click OK. The result is 7.75.
    11. Copy the formula in cell C5 to cells D5:F5.
  10. Use DAVERAGE to summarize survey data.
    1. Select the Criteria sheet tab and select cell B5. Type the criteria as shown here for the shoe styles.The table lists the criteria to be entered on the Criteria sheet.CellCriteriaB5com*B8laz*B11ser*B14gli*
    2. Click the Average Ratings sheet tab and select cell C6.
    3. Click the Recently Used button [Formulas tab, Function Library group] and select DAVERAGE.
    4. Press F3 (FN+F3) and choose Survey for the Database argument.
    5. Click the Field argument box and select cell C4.
    6. Click the Criteria box, select cells B4:B5 on the Criteria sheet, and press F4 (FN+F4).
    7. Click OK. The result is 7.5.
    8. Copy the formula in cell C6 to cells D6:F6.
  11. Build DAVERAGE functions for the remaining shoe styles on the Average Ratings sheet.
  12. Select cells G5:G9 on the Average Ratings sheet, click the AutoSum arrow [Home tab, Editing group], and choose Average.
  13. Create an IFS function.Note: If your version of Excel does not include the IFS function, build the following nested IF function =IF(G5>=9,$J$5,IF(G5>=8,$J$6,IF(G5>=5,$J$7,$J$8))) to show the ratings.
    1. Select cell H5, click the Logical button [Formulas tab, Function Library group], and choose IFS.
    2. Click the Logical_test1 argument, select cell G5, and type >=9.
    3. Click the Value_if_true1 box, click cell J5, and press F4 (FN+F4) to make the reference absolute.
    4. Click the Logical_test2 box, click cell G5, and type >=8.
    5. Click the Value_if_true2 box, click cell J6, and press F4 (FN+F4).
    6. Click the Logical_test3 box, click cell G5, and type >=5.
    7. Click the down scroll arrow to reveal the Value_if_true3 box, click cell J7, and press F4 (FN+F4).
    8. Click the down scroll arrow to reveal the Logical_test4 box, click cell G5, and type <5.
    9. Click the down scroll arrow to reveal the Value_if_true4 box, click cell J8, and press F4 (FN+F4) (Figure 6-95). The complete formula is:=IFS(G5>=9,$J$5,G5>=8,$J$6,G5>=5,$J$7,G5<5,$J$8)The Logical_test1 argument is scrolled out of viewFigure 6-95 IFS function with multiple logical tests
    10. Click OK and copy the formula to cells H6:H9.
    11. Format column H to be 13.57 (100 pixels) wide.
  14. Calculate depreciation for an asset using a Financial function.
    1. Click the Depreciation sheet tab and select cell C11. Depreciation is the decrease in the value of an asset as it ages. The DB function calculates the loss in value over a specified period of time at a fixed rate.
    2. Click the Financial button [Formulas tab, Function Library group] and choose DB.
    3. Select cell C6 for the Cost argument, and press F4 (FN+F4) to make the reference absolute. This is the initial cost of the equipment.
    4. Click the Salvage box, select cell C7, and press F4 (FN+F4). This is the expected value of the equipment at the end of its life.
    5. Click the Life box, select cell C8, and press F4 (FN+F4). This is how long the equipment is expected to last.
    6. Click the Period box and select cell B11. The first formula calculates depreciation for the first year (Figure 6-96).DB stands for declining balance depreciation.Figure 6-96 DB function to calculate asset depreciation
    7. Click OK. The first year depreciation is $39,900.00.
    8. Copy the formula in cell C11 to cells C12:C18. Each year’s depreciation is less than the previous year’s.
    9. Select cell C19 and use AutoSum. The total depreciation plus the salvage value is approximately equal to the original cost. It is not exact due to rounding.
  15. Use CONCAT to build an email address. (If your version of Excel does not include CONCAT, use CONCATENATE.)
    1. Right-click any worksheet tab, choose Unhide, select E-Mail, and click OK.
    2. Select cell C5, type =con, and press Tab. The text1 argument is first.
    3. Select cell A5 and type a comma (,) to move to the text2 argument.
    4. Select cell B5 and type a comma (,) to move to the text3 argument.
    5. Type “@weshoes.org” including the quotation marks (Figure 6-97).CONCAT was CONCATENATE in earlier versions of Excel.Figure 6-97 CONCAT references and typed data
    6. Type the closing parenthesis ()) and press Enter.
    7. Copy the formula in cell C5 to cells C6:C8.
  16. Save and close the workbook (Figure 6-98).Completed worksheets for Excel 6-3

Workplace Ethics

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  • Workplace Ethics
    This assignment will give you the opportunity to choose an article and then write about the ethical implications and the impact of the events that are described. Read and reflect on one of the following articles.

    • Google Code of Ethics on Military Contracts Could Hinder Pentagon Contracts.
    • Can Ad Copy Be False but not Misleading? If so, Is That OK?
    • Menu Science: The Subtle Ways Restaurants Get You to Spend More.
    • Write a paper in which you:
    • Analyze the following questions associated with your chosen article, and discuss them using concepts you learned in this course. 
      • What ideals, effects, and consequences are at stake?
      • Have any moral rights been violated?
      • What would a Utilitarian recommend?
      • What would a Kantian recommend?
    • Explain your rationale for each of your answers for your chosen article, with supporting evidence.
    • This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
      The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
    • Evaluate the ethical implications and impact of the events of selected business situations using predominant ethical theories and concepts.
  • Rough Draft Generator for Workplace Ethics Assignment (Optional)
    Important Note: For grading on the assignment, you must submit your final draft in this week’s assignment area in Blackboard using the “Workplace Ethics” link. The Rough Draft Generator linked here is optional.

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    Before you click on the link, it is suggested that you copy the assignment specifics from the Workplace Ethics area as these will not appear when you link over into the Ecree tool.
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    • Creating a rough draft with Ecree is optional, so your instructor will not be reviewing or providing feedback through Ecree.
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Discipline-Based Literature Review

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For this discipline-based literature review, you will research peer-reviewed articles that were published within the last 10 years in the Ashford University Library on the following major perspectives of personality.

  • Psychodynamic
  • Behavioral
  • Trait
  • Learning/Social
  • Humanistic

You will utilize your researched article to create your literature review. The review should be formatted with the headings and content designated below.

Introduction
Assess the types of personality measurements and research designs used in in the peer-reviewed articles you researched. Briefly describe the main theoretical models represented within each of the perspectives of personality and explain the commonalities found across all five. 

Discussion
Examine the major theoretical approaches, research methods, and assessment instruments used in the five perspectives of personality. Evaluate and describe the current research in these perspectives using a minimum of one peer-reviewed article for each of the five required perspectives. Present a detailed critique of each of the perspectives by evaluating the standardization, reliability and validity, and cultural considerations present in the most common personality assessments used within each. Support your opinions about each model by substantiating them with scholarly research.  Be sure to include the following:

  • The theoretical framework(s) for the selected models
  • The major contributors to those fields
  • The methods of inquiry and assessment usually associated with those models
  • An overview of the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of the models

Conclusion
Provide a summary of your evaluation addressing the current use and relevance of these perspectives in explaining personality citing research as appropriate. 

Writing the Discipline Based Literature Review

The paper:

  • Must be seven to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Your name
    • Course name and number
    • Your instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introduction that describes and the main theoretical models represented within each of the perspectives of personality.
  • Must address the topics of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that summarizes your evaluation addressing the current use and relevance of these perspectives in explaining personality.
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources from the Ashford University Library.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your 

Regression

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Regression Project

Problem Section (20 points)

Topic selection is VERY important! What problem are you trying to answer? Why is it important? Develop the problem with some background. You may want to answer the following questions in this section in order to develop the problem. Why would you want to know about you Y? Why do you want to know about your X’s vs. Y? In other words, why is this impact of X on Y useful information? What important problem does it solve to know thus information? Of what use will the results be? Explain why or how you chose the X variables that you included in the regression. Explain why you think they may be important explanatory variables in the regression.

Describe the sample (20 points)

Mention how you got the sample (if you did a survey, be sure to include this in the appendix) and describe the variables included in the model. Provide some summary statistics.

State the regression equation (10 points) 

  • Interpret the results of the ANOVA F Statistic (Useful Regression?)
  • Interpret the adjusted R squared

Results (80 points)

Interpret the results of each beta. Write 2-3 sentences about each variable. One sentence explain what you expected, another sentence stating the results that you found (the formal interpretation), and then a third explaining WHY you think you got this result. Also, provide information on any min/max if they apply. This should be written in paragraph form.

  • Is the result counter intuitive – tell the audience about what you think here
  • Don’t forget that insignificant coefficients give you a lot of information, too. The fact that a variable does not explain variation is useful!
  • Notice I did not say to test the Betas, that was done implicitly with the stars ( and these tests with their results are put in the appendix.)

Summary / Conclusions (40 points)

Implications must be included. If you wrote a good problem statement this follows directly from the problem statement. Implications state therefore we should…Use the information contained in the regression. Why is it useful and to whom?

Shortcomings of the analysis (20 points)

Look at your =sample and say why it may not be representative of your target population. Also, include any other factors you might have left out which could affect adversely the regression results. If you were unable to correct some of the regression assumptions, mention that here.

Grammar (10 points)

 These are all or nothing. PLEASE PROOF READ YOUR PAPER!

Regression Project Template.docxPreview the document

Rubric

Regression ProjectRegression ProjectCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProblemTopic selection is VERY important! What problem are you trying to answer? Why is it important? Develop the problem with some background. You may want to answer the following questions in this section in order to develop the problem. Why would you want to know about you Y? Why do you want to know about your X’s vs. Y? In other words, why is this impact of X on Y useful information? What important problem does it solve to know thus information? Of what use will the results be? Explain why or how you chose the X variables that you included in the regression. Explain why you think they may be important explanatory variables in the regression.20.0 ptsFull MarksYou thoroughly discussed the problem at hand and why you are conducting the regression analysis. You also explained why you are using the variables you are using.15.0 ptsPartial MarksYou discussed the problem at hand and why you are conducting the regression analysis. You also explained why you are using the variables you are using. There could have been some more details and/or discussion regarding the problem or variables.10.0 ptsPartial MarksThere was no discussion on the problem or the reasoning on why you used the variables that you used.0.0 ptsNo MarksNo Paper.20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescribe the sampleMention how you got the sample (if you did a survey, be sure to include this in the appendix) and describe the variables included in the model. Provide some summary statistics.20.0 to >15.0 ptsFull MarksThere was a thorough description of the sample data provided.15.0 to >10.0 ptsPartial MarksThere was a decent description of the data provided.10.0 to >0.0 ptsPartial MarksIt was hard to understand the sample data that you used.0.0 ptsNo MarksNo Paper.20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeState the regression equationInterpret the results of the ANOVA F Statistic (Useful Regression?)
Interpret the adjusted R squared10.0 ptsFull MarksThe Regression equation was written correctly along with proper interpretation of the F statistic and R-squared value.7.0 ptsPartial MarksThe Regression equation was written along with pan interpretation of the F statistic and R-squared value.3.0 ptsPartial MarksThe Regression equation was and/or the F statistic and R-squared value interpretation was missing.0.0 ptsNo MarksNo Paper.10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResultsInterpret the results of each beta. Write 2-3 sentences about each variable. One sentence explain what you expected, another sentence stating the results that you found (the formal interpretation), and then a third explaining WHY you think you got this result. Also, provide information on any min/max if they apply. This should be written in paragraph form.

Is the result counter intuitive – tell the audience about what you think here
Don’t forget that insignificant coefficients give you a lot of information, too. The fact that a variable does not explain variation is useful!
Notice I did not say to test the Betas, that was done implicitly with the stars ( and these tests with their results are put in the appendix.)80.0 ptsFull MarksEach variable was explained thoroughly with an interpretation, explanation and statistical significance clearly stated.70.0 ptsPartial MarksEach variable was explained with an interpretation, explanation and statistical significance stated.40.0 ptsPartial MarksSome variables were not explained and/or the interpretation or statistical significance was missing.0.0 ptsNo MarksNo Paper.80.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary / ConclusionsImplications must be included. If you wrote a good problem statement this follows directly from the problem statement. Implications state therefore we should…Use the information contained in the regression. Why is it useful and to whom?40.0 ptsFull MarksThe regression analysis was summarized pointing to the findings from the research. The problem section was also mentioned. Future possible studies were also mentioned and discussed.30.0 ptsPartial MarksThe regression analysis was summarized pointing to the findings from the research.20.0 ptsPartial MarksThe summary section was very weak and did not provide a great conclusion to the study.0.0 ptsNo MarksNo Paper.40.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeShortcomings of the analysisLook at your =sample and say why it may not be representative of your target population. Also, include any other factors you might have left out which could affect adversely the regression results. If you were unable to correct some of the regression assumptions, mention that here.20.0 ptsFull MarksEach of the three assumptions to linear regression were mentioned and potential violations were discussed while also providing potential solutions.15.0 ptsPartial MarksSome of the three assumptions to linear regression were mentioned and potential violations were discussed while also providing potential solutions.10.0 ptsPartial MarksSome of the three assumptions to linear regression were mentioned.0.0 ptsNo MarksNo Paper.20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammarThese are all or nothing. PLEASE PROOF READ YOUR PAPER!10.0 ptsFull MarksThere were no grammar issues in the paper.7.0 ptsPartial MarksThere were very few grammar issues in the paper.3.0 ptsPartial MarksThere were grammar issues in the paper.0.0 ptsNo MarksNo Paper.10.0 pts
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As we read, preemption happens when legislation at a higher level of government is used to overrule authority at a lower level. “States have imposed a wide array of mandates upon their local governments, which often reflect the need for minimum standards of services levels” (Stephens and Wikstrom, 2006). Unfortunately, the states do not always do what’s best for citizens; they do what they believe will aid the state, and often times it’s not the majority vote. A common source of preemption disputes is firearms regulations. State governments have overruled local governments’ gun laws and preemptively prohibited localities from enacting their own firearms regulations. Local gun ordinances have also been questioned in the courts under state law. These tensions have often drawn the attention of national organizations participating in the debate on weapons control, such as the Second Amendment Foundation and Mons Demand Action in America for Gun Sense (Ballotpedia, n.d.).

In 2019, Governor Northam of Virginia signed a revolutionary gun safety legislation into law, January 2020, under majority Democratic control. Northam stated, “things like universal background checks. They were getting rid of bump stocks, high volume magazines, red flag laws. These are commonsense pieces of legislation” (Ballotpedia, n.d.). Governor Northam signed five bills that require background checks on all firearm sales in Virginia, establish an extreme risk protective order, reinstate Virginia’s one-handgun-a-month rule, requires gun owners to report their lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours, and prevents children from accessing firearms by increasing the penalty for recklessly leaving firearms in their presence. Northam also proposed amendments to two bills: allow localities to regulate firearms in public buildings, parks, recreation centers, and during permitted events and the second prohibiting individuals subject to protective orders from possessing firearms, require them to turn over their firearms within 24 hours and certify to the court that they have turned over their weapons (Virginia Govenor, 2020). In response to this, local governments responded by passing resolutions designed to prevent law enforcement agencies within their jurisdictions from enforcing state gun laws the localities considered unconstitutional. Mid-year 2020, over 90% of the counties within Virginia, along with 56 cities and towns, passed resolutions refusing to enforce state gun laws. In late 2020, Virginia’s attorney general Mark Herring responded to the solutions by stating that they had no legal force. He also said, “ when the General Assembly passes new gun safety laws, they will be enforced, and they will be followed” (Ballotpedia, n.d.).

Truth be told, in order to spearhead change that is supported by a significant or majority of the population should have no limits; however, the federal government does not always have the citizen’s best interest in mind. This is why we have the twelfth Amendment, which I spoke about last week. Local and state governments are more involved with the citizens, and in my opinion, should have the majority rule when it comes to change. We are not getting to vote on certain things like same-sex marriage, civil rights movement, so how can it be said that it is the majority? Where are the numbers coming from? Yes, our elected representatives who are supposed to have our best interests are the voters, but the truth is, they’re shady, and there are so many backroom deals that occur for things to be passed. Its quid-pro-quo, you do this for me, and I’ll help you get this done. The majority of the time, it is the minority vote that the government goes after, not the majority.  

References

Firearms, preemption conflicts between state and local governments. (2020). Retrieved from Ballotpedia

Business Continuity Plan for a Financial Institution

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PROJECT TITLE

Business Continuity Plan for Financial Institutions

ABSTRACT

Due to increase in customers’ demand, competition, 24hrs continuous service, frequent changes in regulatory policy requirements and changes in various threats landscape have put some pressures on financial institution to bring up a robust and comprehensive contingency plans that assured the continuity of their services.

This paper outlines the relevance of business continuity plan to financial institutions. This project will highlight the stakeholder’s involvement in the development of the plan, the understanding of the plan and how often the plan will be tested.

INTRODUCTION

Financial organizations could confront the disruption of major services due to attacks such as natural disasters like floods, earthquake, or fire. Disruption of services could come because of hacktivist attacks, servers, and networks problems. Because all these reasons, financial institutions need to develop a comprehensive business continuity plans that guarantees quick recovery of business after a disaster.

A single occurrence of a disaster can results in greater financial losses, erode investors and customers confidence and damaging of corporate image. Such an act can also lead to serious legal issues and litigations.

A well designed, implemented and tested contingency plan is the best assurance to protect against financial losses to any organization (Moore, 1995). There is a need for financial organizations to have an effective Business Continuity Plan (BCP) that ensure quick business resumption and limit losses in the event of services disruptions.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS

Financial institutions are susceptible to different types of services disruptions stated in the introduction above, which could adversely impact the organization. In today’s world, Business Continuity Management (BCM) is becoming increasingly important. This research work will highlight the relevance of Business Continuity Planning to financial institutions and analyses the disaster preparedness of financial institutions to major disasters and disruptions by examining the Business Continuity Management policies, standards, and practices. It will go further to test the awareness and readiness of the stakeholders.

Objective of the study

This research work will highlight the importance of Business Continuity Planning to Financial Institutions.

Scope of the study

This study will be limited to BCP development for financial institutions only. It will cover the following key areas

· Business Continuity Plan Process

o Identification of key business areas.

o Identification of critical functions.

o Identify dependencies between various business areas and functions.

o Determine acceptable downtime for each critical function.

o Create a plan to maintain operations.

· Components of Business Continuity Plan:

o Business Impact Analysis

o Disaster Recovery Plan

o Disaster Recovery Plan and Tabletop test.

· Challenges with implementing Business Continuity Plan

· Summary

Strategic Thinking

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Thinking strategically using strategic models and techniques must be the precursor to strategic planning and implementation. The perception of “thinking” is often considered to be a subjective “out of the box” process with little defense or research of the proposed opportunity. Strategic thinking may contain those same proposed outcomes; however, the process includes defined research models defending and supporting the recommendations for a sustainable business model.

Two companies that are at opposite ends of the spectrum in development and growth are Whole Foods and Kmart. For this discussion, provide a researched summary for   one of the two organizations including its history and current market situation. Define the success or failure of their business model and the potential for future sustainability. Support your thoughts using one or more of the described strategic thinking techniques, such as blue ocean, structured brainstorming, Abell’s three-dimensional business definition model, strategic frontiers, four-action framework, and strategy canvas.

Using the same company, perform a brief external environmental analysis looking at the industry, the competition, the market, and the general environment to defend your strategic thinking choices and explain how the analysis will support future strategic planning and implementation, either as a growth opportunity or a termination of business.

300 words

scholarly source 

Week 4 Final Paper Due By Wednesday

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It is highly recommended you use the course textbook by Jones & George (2020), as a source when referring to the management concepts when you are writing your paper, in addition to the three required journal articles and professional sources found in the Online Keiser Library, and other professional sources.

Please be sure to read, understand, and follow the Week 4 Paper assignment guidelines, instructions, and rubric. There are also instructions provided in the APA 7th ed. format paper template. All instructions are very well-detailed and will help you understand each component of the paper, so you can successfully meet the requirements and optimize your success in this course.

Please note it is required to include an Introduction and Summary.

There are three main components in this assignment and they should be used as your APA Level 1 Topic Headings in your paper:

  • The CEO’s personal and professional background
  • Management Style and Skills
  • Research about why this person is (or is not) such an effective manager/leader

The focus of your paper and the majority of the content should include the management concepts you learned in this course, so please provide well-detailed, comprehensive information regarding the CEO’s management/leadership style(s) and skills and why this person is (or is not) such and effective leader. 

Please include only relevant information regarding the CEO’s personal and professional background that correlates to and supports their management style and skills and why the CEO is (or is not) an effective leader. Please do not not include in-depth personal information about the CEO’s parents, spouse, and children. 

I have also posted announcements throughout this course with helpful information regarding APA 7th ed. format and I provided Easy Online Keiser Library step-by-step instructions. It is required you include a minimum of three (3) journal articles and professional sources from the Online Keiser Library in addition to the course textbook and other professional websites. Please review these announcements and include these required sources.

Please use the APA 7th ed. Format Paper Template provided for your Week 4 Final Paper to optimize your success for this assignment. The template can also be found in the assignment guidelines. You can just type your information in this template and upload it in the assignment submission which is located in Week 4 in the course menu on the left sidebar.

  • It is required your paper is submitted on a Microsoft Word document. All other formats are not accepted. Please do not submit your paper in PDF format.

Please utilize the APA 7th ed. format resources in the Getting Started tab titled: ‘Business Writing and Research APA Formatting Videos’ to learn correct APA format for citing your sources and writing your references. Providing correct APA 7th ed. format for your citations and references is required.

Please note Wikipedia, Wiki websites, Blogs, Bibliography.com, encyclopedias, dictionaries, essays, videos, online books, other books, newspapers, and other students’ papers found online are not accepted sources. Using essays and other students’ papers found online and copying information from sources is plagiarism and will result in a zero (0) grade for your assignment. Please research your own sources and provide your own cited paraphrased or summarized information in your paper. Your papers will be automatically submitted to SafeAssign so please be sure to paraphrase or summarize the information you use from your sources in your own words rather than copying and pasting information directly from your sources. All paraphrased or summarized information from sources is required to be cited using APA 7th ed. format in-text citations from the sources and all sources are required to be listed on your Reference page in correct APA 7th ed. format.

Assignment 1: Assess Organizational Readiness

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Assignment 1: Assess Organizational Readiness

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

Note: The  assignments are a series of papers that are based on the same case,  which is located in the Student Center of the course shell. The  assignments are dependent upon one another. 

Review the assigned case study and complete this assignment.

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

  1. Analyze how the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) apply to the facts of the case study. Provide examples to support your analysis.
  2. Determine  the project benefits, organizational readiness, and risk culture of the  company in the case study. Provide justification for your response.
  3. Develop at least three (3) project risk recommendations based on the analysis from criteria number 1 and 2 of this assignment.
  4. Identify  the initial categories of risk (RBS Level 1 and 2) that you see as  being present in the case study using the Example Risk Checklist (Figure  A-2, Hillson & Simon text).
  5. Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
  • Include  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover  page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment  page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the critical success factors (CSFs), project benefits, and organizational readiness and risk culture of the company.
  • Apply the results of this analysis to the development of project risk recommendations.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in project risk management
  • Write clearly and concisely about project risk management using proper writing mechanics.

 Click here to view the grading rubric.

Access XanEdu Case Pack via the Student Center or the XanEdu link in the course menu

Your instructor will let you know which case to use. (Trouble accessing? Check Student Center for Detailed Instructions on XanEdu)