Provide a brief overview of these strategies.   •Why is it important to have more than one strategy in mind when pursuing global expansion?

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Deborah enters your office, and you notice that she looks apprehensive. “Hi, Deborah. What’s up?” you ask, hoping that nothing is wrong.  “Well, your team is doing an excellent job researching, and you’ve been keeping me up-to-date on your findings. My concern is that we are approaching this from a narrow-minded approach.”  “How so?” You ask. You are puzzled. “Our team has been looking at every aspect of the company and considering both internal and external pros and cons.”  “We need your findings put into some kind of management system so we can really see where we are headed regarding our global expansion. I think we need to cover our bases here. Please report back to me next week with your thinking put into a framework.” Complete the following: •A balanced scorecard suggests that we view the organization from four perspectives (the learning & growth perspective, the business process perspective, the customer perspective, and the financial perspective). Briefly discuss these four perspectives analyzing what each means to your organization? Based on this analysis:  •What other strategies would be a good fit for your company profile?  •Provide a brief overview of these strategies.   •Why is it important to have more than one strategy in mind when pursuing global expansion?   •The materials found in the M.U.S.E. may help you with this assignment such as the audio file Choosing a Strategy. This file provides real-world experience that may help you with this assignment. In addition to your textbook material, here are a few resources that may help you learn more about the basics of the balanced scorecard: ◦http://balancedscorecard.org/Resources/About-the-Balanced-Scorecard  ◦http://ap-institute.com/kpi-white-papers/what-is-a-modern-balanced-scorecard.aspx

What might somebody else say to show your proposed solution is wrong? What could you say to show s/he is wrong?

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Michelle has told you that the board is now ready to see the final presentation of your plan for MM’s new product.

“They are very eager to see what we have been working on during the past few weeks,” she says excitedly. “I am sure they will love the plan and am looking forward to your presentation.”

“Thanks,” you respond, feeling a few butterflies in your stomach. “I am looking forward to the presentation also. I think we have covered all of the bases and I am sure we have a solid plan.  I have jotted down the order of items to cover that I think will be best for the presentation. What do you think?”

  1. Objectives of plan
  2. Marketing research used to select target market
  3. Product
  4. Pricing
  5. Distribution
  6. Promotional Strategies
  7. Measuring results
  8. Contingency Plan

“This looks like a solid format for the presentation. Let me know if you have any questions and I will be happy to help,” Michelle says exiting your office.

You close the door of your office so you can fully concentrate on preparing your presentation. You have a lot of material to cover, but you have been working on this plan for weeks. Now it’s just a matter of formulating a cohesive strategy and anticipating any questions that may arise during the presentation.

  • What might somebody else say to show your proposed solution is wrong?
  • What could you say to show s/he is wrong?
  • What alternative solution might someone else recommend?
  • What reasons might someone provide to support their solution?
  • How would you respond to their reasons?
  • Is there a compromise or creative solution?

What metrics would you select and use in a health care organization to measure patient satisfaction? Explain your rationale. 

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Health care costs in the United States continue to increase. Despite the high cost of care for health care in the United States, quality indicators and outcomes lag behind other countries when compared to certain dimensions of performance.

For this assignment, analyze and discuss the relationship between quality and cost in health care in the United States, and research and identify how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) attempts to reduce costs and improve quality. Based on your research of the PPACA, provide an argument for whether the PPACA has been a success in reducing costs and improving quality.

Note: Use APA style to cite at least 5 scholarly sources from the last 5 years.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Assignment 2 

discussion post – only need like 300/400 words

Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 500–700 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Complete the following for this assignment:

  • Research and explain the concept of patient-centeredness, an evidenced-based practice, as it relates to health care quality. Describe how providers, patients, and insurers may differ in their definition of patient-centeredness.
  • What metrics would you select and use in a health care organization to measure patient satisfaction? Explain your rationale.

Note: Use APA style to cite at least 2 scholarly sources from the last 5 years.

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

  • What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
  • What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
  • What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
  • What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Assignment 3 

Health care organizations (HCOs) often struggle with performance improvement and with effectively communicating performance improvement results to their internal and external stakeholders. It is equally important to communicate your successes externally for marketing and internally to continue to build on your successes. The messaging to these two groups, however, is very different.

For this project, discuss the following:

  • Describe specific initiatives, laws, and accreditation standards that can be leveraged to improve health care quality and enhance performance improvement.
  • Develop a communications strategy to achieve effective and efficient communication of performance data and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Include a plan for strategic messaging in communications to employees (to effect change) and communications to the general public (for marketing purposes).

Note: Use APA style to cite at least 5 scholarly sources from the last 5 years.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Discuss Troy’s complexity as he struggles for social equality but fails personally. Think of three ways to describe a character. What literary elements are used to portray this character?

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Assignment: Apply concepts of literary analysis to analyze a character from Fences or Trifles.

Choose one character from one of the plays we have read this semester and provide a character analysis (i.e. discuss that character’s relationship to a larger theme of the work).

Outline/Rough Draft: Follow the HATMAT outline format that we have been using. You must have a thesis statement followed by supporting evidence in body paragraphs. Your rough draft must follow your outline.

Thesis Options: You may address a theme that was discussed in class or discussion board, but please find additional examples/evidence that we did not cover in class (i.e. do not simply repeat our classroom discussions). To help craft a thesis, answer one question and your answer would be your thesis. Give examples from their own actions, dialogue, or other literary elements as supporting evidence.

  • What is Mrs. Hale’s connection to the role of women in Trifles?
  • How does Mrs. Peters’ evolve from social conformist to tacit accomplice?
  • How does Troy’s childhood affect his relationship with Cory?
  • Discuss Troy’s complexity as he struggles for social equality but fails personally.
  • Think of three ways to describe a character. What literary elements are used to portray this character?
  • How does the character start in the beginning of the play and how do they change?
  • Certain characters defy expectations. Pick one character and explain what is expected from them by society and explain how they defy these expectations.
  • How does a character not change and what are factors that contribute to their inability to do so?

Resources to consult: Review “Character” chapter (consult Table of Contents or Index for exact page since editions vary) in Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing textbook. Consult checklist on Writing About Character. To help find evidence, consider these questions:

  1. Is the character round or flat? Static or dynamic?
  2. What elements reveal changes in the character?
  3. What does the character’s dialogue reveal about him/her?
  4. What do other characters reveal about your chosen character through their dialogue?
  5. What does the action in the play reveal about the character?
  6. How do the stage directions contribute to the reader’s understanding of the character?

Evidence: Each supporting body paragraph must include an integrated direct quote with parenthetical citation using textual evidence from the play. Refer to Chapters 2 and 3 in the textbook for student sample essays and example model entries for quoting, parenthetical citation, and MLA documentation. Research requirement: Integrate at least one secondary source from PGCC or HCC Library’s database Gale Literary Sources.

Plot summary is not analysis, and should be avoided. You should only discuss plot details to support specific claims you are making about the literary texts. You may assume that your readers have read the specific texts you are discussing. The goal of literary analysis is to provide insight into the meaning of the play, helping readers understand an author’s message. Essentially, what is the significance or what is learned?

Length: 3-4 pages

These directions are for the option to describe a character with three adjectives as thesis and using literary analysis to find three quotes that demonstrate each adjective.

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Step-by-Step Directions for Outline for Character Analysis Essay

For character analysis, follow these steps…

1. Pick one character from one play.

2. Describe this character in three adjectives. This will be your thesis statement.

3. Follow this outline structure…

I. Intro paragraph – Short summary of play and characters. End with thesis statement.

II. Body

a. Adjective 1 – Topic sentence, context sentence, supporting quote including character verb quote demonstrating Adjective 1, analysis sentence.

b. Adjective 2 – Topic sentence, context sentence, supporting quote including character verb quote demonstrating Adjective 2, analysis sentence.

c. Adjective 3 – Topic sentence, context sentence, supporting quote including character verb quote demonstrating Adjective 3, analysis sentence.

III. Conclusion paragraph