Module 1 Case-MHA510-ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY, STRUCTURE, CHANGE, & CULTURE

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ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY, STRUCTURE, CHANGE, & CULTURE

Assignment Overview

Organizational structure is a key factor in the success of an organization. Moreover, organizational theories assist in addressing business needs successfully by highlighting specific organizational problems and how a suitable structure can deal with them. As a health care professional, you should have a keen understanding of various organizational theories in order to apply them as needed for the success of your organization and/or department.

Case Assignment

Chapter 2 of A Primer of Organization Theories in Health Care (pgs. 27 – 47) discusses the following organization theories in health care:

  1. Structural Contingency Theory
  2. Resource Dependence Theory
  3. Institutional Theory
  4. Population Ecology
  5. Principal-Agent Theory
  6. Transaction Cost Economics
  7. Social Network Theory
  8. Complexity Theory

Part 1:

Based on your readings and additional research, complete the following:

  • Discuss the importance of organizational theory in health care
  • Use the below chart to define and identify the pros and cons of each theory in detail.

Theories 

Definition

Pros 

Cons

1

Structural Contingency

2

Resource Dependence

3

Institutional

4

Population Ecology

5

Principal-Agent

6

Transaction Cost Economics

7

Social Network

8

Complexity

Part 2:

In 1-2 pages, identify how the theories interact with one another. Provide health care examples in your writing.

Your scholarly paper should include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.

Assignment Expectations

  1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.
  2. Limit your response to a maximum of 4 pages.
  3. Support your analysis with peer-reviewed articles, using at least 3 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php.
  4. You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
  5. Georgetown University Library (n.d.) Evaluating internet resources. Retrieved from https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content

History 410/ Contemporary History

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Assignment: Case Study – Imperialism and Genocide         

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 2, 4
  • Lesson
  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

See additional required resources within the option instructions.

Instructions
For this assignment, select one of the following options:

Option 1: Imperialism
The exploitation of  colonial resources and indigenous labor was one of the key elements in  the success of imperialism. Such exploitation was a result of the  prevalent ethnocentrism of the time and was justified by the  unscientific concept of social Darwinism, which praised the  characteristics of white Europeans and inaccurately ascribed negative  characteristics to indigenous peoples. A famous poem of the time by  Rudyard Kipling, “White Man’s Burden,” called on imperial powers, and  particularly the U.S., at whom the poem was directed, to take up the  mission of civilizing these “savage” peoples.

Read the poem at the following link:

After reading the poem, address the following in a case study analysis:

  • Select a specific part of the world (a country), and examine  imperialism in that country. What was the relationship between the  invading country and the native people? You can select from these  examples or choose your own: 
    • Belgium & Africa
    • Britain & India
    • Germany & Africa
    • France & Africa
  • Apply social Darwinism to this specific case.
  • Analyze the motivations of the invading country?
  • How did ethnocentrism manifest in their interactions?
  • How does Kipling’s poem apply to your specific example? You can quote lines for comparison.

Option 2: The Armenian Genocide
Ethnic hatred is  not new to the human race and ethnic hatred also goes hand in hand with  some of the causes of World War 1 that we have discussed this week,  namely nationalism and imperialism. In nationalism, the people not only  believe their countrymen (those who look, talk, sound, and believe like  them) are not only “better” than people of certain other countries but  they also have the right and possibly even the responsibility to conquer  areas with those inferior to them and take whatever resources they feel  they need. Add to this the need for the leader of a country to be able  to blame a certain ethnic group within that country for their problems.  Such was the case in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Turks launched a  winter offensive into the mountains of southern Russia early in the war  and suffered a severe defeat, both at the hands of the Russian army and  the terrible weather they encountered. The Sultan needed a scapegoat to  blame the loss on, so he picked an unpopular ethnic minority, the  Armenians. Since the people seemed to believe the story, the Ottoman  military rounded up as many Armenians as they could and marched them  away to their fate.

Watch the following videos on the Armenian genocide:

After viewing the videos, conduct research on the topic and develop a case study based on the following questions:

  • How did the Armenian genocide play on the root causes of World War  I, including nationalism, imperialism, social Darwinism, ethnic hatred,  and the gullibility of the Turkish people who allowed this to happen and  often even supported it.
  • What were the main motivations of the Ottoman rulers who decided to  try and eliminate an entire ethnic minority within their country?
  • What was the process the Ottomans went through to round up the  Armenians and march them to their deaths? Describe the process of the  march and eventual genocide of the Armenians.
  • Why do terrible crimes against humanity always seem to happen during a war?
  • How do foreign governments recognize and deal with this event in their relationship with Turkey?

Writing Requirements (APA format) 

  • Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page

Evaluating Resources

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Select a source of chemistry information from the open web (the topic can be any topic related to chemistry or that of your research topic).

Evaluate the source and explain why it is or is not a credible source of information.

Use the name of your source as the title of your Discussion post. You cannot use a source that one of your classmates has already used as a topic for their initial Discussion post.

For your discussion this week, you need to respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts and discuss whether you agree or disagree with their assessment and citation and why. Continue to follow your classmates’ posts for the remainder of the week, addressing any follow-up posts to your posts, and reply to any questions or requests for clarification. Your follow-up posts can add additional insight to your classmates’ opinions and can challenge their opinions. Similarly, be sure to read the follow-up posts to your own original posts and reply to any questions or requests for clarification from your classmates.

Use the following materials for assistance:

Access the Natural Sciences Program Guide from the APUS Online Library. Select the “Websites” tab. Review the links in the “Internet Research: Tips for Science Students” box.

Cost Accounting

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Accrual Accounting Case Study [WLO: 1] [CLOs: 1, 2, 6]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in the textbook.

Write: Make sure your response addressing the following question is more than 200 words and include an in-text citation from the reading material where appropriate.

Accrual accounting matches revenue with expenses, but accruals can be used to manipulate income and expenses. In the Forbes article Cash Doesn’t Lie (Links to an external site.), author Daniel Fisher discusses the use of negative accruals, changes to estimates, and recognizing income before it is earned. Read the article and then

  • Discuss the use of each of these three techniques and their effect on current and future earnings reporting.
  • Explain how changes of accounting estimates that significantly affect income should be reported.
    • Should they be regarded as a change in accounting principle?
  • Research revenue recognition and discuss the accounting rules violated that brought down the company Sunbeam.

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates by commenting on their posts. Though two replies are the basic expectation for class discussions, for deeper engagement and learning you are encouraged to provide responses to any comments or questions others have given to you. Continuing to engage with peers and the instructor will further the conversation and provide you with opportunities to demonstrate your content expertise, critical thinking, and real-world experiences with the discussion topics.

Deliverable 7 – Report on Technology and Emerging Trends Deliverable 7 – Report on Technology and Emerging Trends

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Competency

  • Analyze the use of technology to increase cognitive intelligence and knowledge in business.
  • Evaluate the role smart technologies plays in increasing competitive advantages.
  • Analyze technologies that enhance the human experience.
  • Evaluate technology used in digital transactions.
  • Analyze sustainable and renewable resources and their roles in business.
  • Critique the implications of using technology and emerging trends for business.

Student Success Criteria

View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

Scenario

The regional hospital board is dedicated to exploring emerging technology trends in order to remain competitive. You are the Vice President of Innovation for the hospital. You have been asked by the hospital board to evaluate emerging trends in technology for use in the hospital. The technologies to be evaluated are artificial intelligence, smart technology, virtual reality, blockchain technology/cryptocurrency, and sustainable and renewable resources. You must remember that the hospital deal with patients so legal and ethical implications and privacy and security concerns must be addressed. The hospital board is looking for these technologies to provide competitive advantage to support the investment by the hospital.

The hospital board asks that you prepare a report sharing with them the technologies, addressing their concerns, and supporting the investment. Be sure to support your recommendations credible resources. Using the assigned readings in the modules would be a good place to start.

Instructions

You will construct a comprehensive report for the hospital board of the technology, emerging trends, legal and ethical implications, and security and privacy concerns. The hospital board may not be familiar with this technology so be thorough in your description of the technology; use examples where appropriate.

In Microsoft Word, create the report. The report should be 10 – 12 pages in length and should accomplish these objectives:

  • Examine how the hospital can use artificial intelligence to improve inpatient care using the knowledge gained in Module 1.
  • Explore how the hospital can use sensors which are a type of smart technology to better monitor patients in their rooms using the knowledge gained in Module 2.
  • Identify how the human resource department can better train employees on new surgical technologies using virtual reality using the knowledge gained in Module 3.
  • Explore how the patient accounts area can accept cryptocurrency as a method of payment using the knowledge gained in Module 4.
  • Distinguish ways the hospital can use sustainable and renewable resources technologies using the knowledge gained in Module 5.
  • Evaluate the legal or ethical implications for adopting these technologies using the knowledge gained in Module 6.
  • Distinguish any privacy or security concerns resulting from adopting these technologies using the knowledge gained in Module 6.
  • Support how these emerging trends in technology provide a competitive advantage for the hospital using the knowledge gained in Module 6.

NOTE – Be sure the document displays proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.

Should Gwenyth be subject to criminal prosecution

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Should Gwenyth be subject to criminal prosecution or just civil liability

criminology

Description

Read the example highlighted in color and answer the questions in Bold

black:

Gwenyth P. is a working mother of two. Monday, after returning from a

weekend trip to Paris,  she is running late for work.  She tried to feed her

children kale for breakfast; they revolted.  So they missed the school bus,

which caused Gwenyth to have to drive them to school.  After drop-off and

while driving to work, she was texting her good friend Jennifer A. about a

recent Hollywood divorce when, as a result of not paying attention, Gwenyth

fails to see a stop sign and runs it. An officer sees the violation and stops her

and issues her a citation.

(1) What would a fair punishment be based on the nature of her

conduct/act? Should she be subject to possible incarceration based on

the nature of the act or just a fine? Why?

Now, https://iacademicessay.com/2021/06/06/im-working-on-a-english-writing-question-and-need-support-to-help-me-learn-you-2/ suppose while Gwenyth is texting and driving, and running the stop

sign, Brad P. is legally walking in the cross-walk on his way to his divorce

lawyer’s office when he is struck by Ms. P’s vehicle. Brad is instantly killed.

Gwenyth was traveling just slightly over the speed limit at the time of the

accident.

(2) Should Gwenyth be subject to criminal prosecution or just civil

liability? Why? What is the difference between criminal liability and

civil liability? What is a tort? What is a Wrongful Death suit?

(3) What is actus reus and mens rea? Did Gwenyth have the requisite

mens rea for criminal liability? If so, what would the appropriate mens

rea be? Other than the actus reus and mens rea , what are the other

basic elements of criminal liability and describe each as it relates to the

above factual scenario? https://getacademicessay.com/6597/the-activity-consists-of-a-timeline-that-illustrates-the-relative-timing-of-some/

(4) Most accidents involve some negligence on the part of one of the

vehicle operators. Should all of those at-fault drivers be subject to

criminal prosecution and possible incarceration? If injuries occur,

should the at-fault driver always be subject to criminal prosecution?

Why or why not? Is it the severity of injuries that should control

whether or not a particular accident is a criminal matter or the conduct

of the driver?

Process Recordings

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A process recording is a written tool used by field education experience students, field instructors, and faculty to examine the dynamics of social work interactions in time. Process recordings can help in developing and refining interviewing and intervention skills. By conceptualizing and organizing ongoing activities with social work clients, you are able to clarify the purpose of interviews and interventions, identify personal and professional strengths and weaknesses, and improve self-awareness. The process recording is also a useful tool in exploring the interpersonal dynamics and values operating between you and the client system through an analysis of filtering the process used in recording a session.

For this Assignment, you will submit a process recording of your field education experiences specific to this week.

The Assignment (2–4 pages):

  • Provide a transcript of what happened during your field education experience, including a dialogue of interaction with a client.
  • Explain your interpretation of what occurred in the dialogue, including social work practice theories, and explain how it might relate to diversity or cultural competence covered this week.
  • Describe your reactions and/or any issues related to your interaction with a client during your field education experience.
  • Explain how you applied social work practice skills when performing the activities during your process recording.

Note: You should also share your process recordings with your field instructor during your individual supervision.

Note: Adherence to confidentiality is required during your process recordings. Do not include real names of clients, supervisors, or social workers with whom you may come into contact during your social work field education experience. Omit any personal identifiers when detailing the interaction with your social work clients.

Anthropology Paper

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For the second (and final!) writing assignment, you get to select one of the six articles below (each of which is posted as a pdf file in Module 14). Take a brief look at each of the articles to see which one appears the most interesting to you.  As with the previous written assignment, read the selected article and write a 3-4 page paper (double-spaced, 10-12 pt font, 1000-1500 words) for submission.

Each paper should consist primarily of a very detailed review of the article (tell me what the article was about), with a short discussion section at the end (1/2 page). Do not cut-n-paste from the text or other sources, and do not quote text from the article (synthesize and paraphrase- I know what the author said, I want to know what you think they said!). 

For the discussion section, pick out and discuss some aspect of the article that you found to be the most interesting, surprising, and/or problematic. Please discuss why this topic was noteworthy to you.  Feel free to express your personal opinions, including agreement or disagreement with the arguments (and your reasoning behind these stances).

Again, don’t worry about a particular ‘style’ (e.g., APA, Chicago), but do use college-level grammar, paragraph and sentence formatting, punctuation, etc. because that will be graded along with content.

Pick one of the following articles to review:

What’s Love Got to Do with it?

Scavenger Hunt

Hard Times Among the Neanderthals

The Gift of Gab

Dr. Darwin & The Coronavirus and Evolution

Week 9: Free Market Reproduction Learning Scenario and Reflection

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Reflections: Make sure that you are utilizing proper APA format. This includes a title page in the beginning and a reference page at the end. A running head and page number should be on the top of each page. Don’t forget to cite your resources within the text, as well as at the end on your reference page. Make sure that you are reviewing the rubric for the assignment, so that you know what is expected. It is important that you understand what the assignment is asking you to do. Make sure to demonstrate an understanding of the main issues by comparing the different points of views and utilizing supporting evidence. Utilizing outside resources assists in demonstrating a comprehension of the issues that are being discussed. Lastly, be careful of your grammar and wording. Make sure that your writing is clear and is not difficult to understand. The writing center is available to review your paper before submitting so that you can gain the best possible score.

Make sure to answer these questions in your Reflection Papers:

1)What are the key points of contention on this topic? 

2)What side of the argument (stance) do you take on this topic? 

3)What strong points does the other side of this topic have? 

Support bothsides with outside resources

4)What were the three most important things you took away from the topic? 

5)Which ethical theory (of the 6 approved ones ONLY – Kant; Act Utilitarianism; Rule Utilitarianism; Care Ethics; Virtue Ethics; and Social Contract) would you apply to this topic to defend your stance? Explain fully. 250 words. 

  1. In this reflection you must first define the key terms of the debate (for example, define what Euthanasia/Abortion/Stem Cell/Public Health/PreNatal Testing/Animal Research/Health Care, etc. means and what are the different types depending on which topic you are discussing) 
  2. Define and explain the ethical theory you chose (show me you know exactly what the theory is and does – in your own words) 
  3. Present the evidence both pro and con and follow up how using your ethical theory is the best way to determine whether or not your stance is really ethical 
  4. Conclusion – any final thoughts and opinions would go here 
  5.  Your reflection must be 1-2 pages in length and follow APA formatting and citation guidelines as appropriate, making sure to cite at least two sources 
  6. UPLOADED BELOW IN FILE WILL BE THE TOPIC OF DEBATE AND THE TWO DOCTORS VIEWS***

Supply Chain Operations

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1 – Describe and discuss three (3) concepts that you have learned in this course.  Define the concept and discuss how you demonstrated/learned the concept in course activities.  (45 points at 15 points per concept discussed)

Potential aspects to include:

• What three new concepts did you learn?

• What new skills did you learn as a result of working with the concepts?

• What was exciting, surprising, frustrating, or new about what you learned?

2 – For each concept you detailed in question #1, discuss how you can relate the concept to a situation outside of this class, such as other courses in either undergraduate or graduate studies or activities (e.g., work or personal setting) and describe how you can apply the concept from class (45 points at 15 points per concept discussed)

Potential aspects to include:

• What is the concept?

• How does the concept relate to the situation outside of this class?

• How can you apply the concept learned?

3 – Discuss any aspects of the course you enjoyed or would like to see improved to provide a better learning experience (10 points – this question is graded based on the presence of a response.  If you write a response, you will receive the 10 points.  There is no grading of the content of the response.)