Is there an alternative policy approach that may work better/worse (taxes or subsidies, for example) and why? How effective does the current policy appear to be working?

Task 1: 300 words with references

please use data/numbers to support your answers. Economics is data-driven

Go to the internet and find a news article posted within the last month that discusses a potential positive or negative externality. Summarize key points in your initial discussion post. Be sure to use the concepts, terminology, and frameworks we are covering this week. For example, you may want to address what externality this regulation attempting to address? Is it a positive or negative externality? What is the current policy being used? Is there an alternative policy approach that may work better/worse (taxes or subsidies, for example) and why? How effective does the current policy appear to be working?

Please note that the goal of this discussion is to read, understand, and discuss recent news using microeconomic terminology. The article should be from an on-line newspaper or magazine. Materials posted on educational websites, like www.thebalance.com,  www.khanacademy.org , and so on, are not considered news articles even if they were recently updated and contain material related to the discussion topic.

Reflection – the students also should include a paragraph in the initial response in their own words, using microeconomic terminology, reflecting on specifically what they learned from the assignment and how they think they could apply what they learned in the workplace or in everyday life.

 

Identify any significant information about the victims found in the report and why you think this matters.

Justification:

  • Students will learn to analyze related theories or compare viewpoints on issues.
  • Students will enhance data analysis skills in preparation for the research paper.
  • Students will enhance their writing skills, research skills, and learn to better synthesize
  • information in preparation for the research paper.

 

Writing a research paper necessitates gathering and evaluating facts in order to construct

arguments. The more thoroughly you comprehend your data, the stronger your essay will be.

You must submit a two-page data analysis essay in preparation for your research paper.

This assignment requires you to locate, analyze, and synthesize data. In order to better grasp the

facts and numbers, you will compare and contrast data from two distinct historical periods in this

essay. In this situation, statistics will be compared.

 

Addiction is a significant problem in Maine, and drug overdoses are responsible for hundreds of

deaths each year.

Maine Cumulative Monthly Overdose Report for January through May 2022 – Maine Drug Data Hub make this clear.

 

Compare and contrast any two months from this report (Maine Cumulative Monthly Overdose Report for January through May 2022 – Maine Drug Data Hub)  and translate the results for this

assignment. For January 2021 and February 2022, for instance, or March and May 2022. It

depends on you. It is your responsibility to examine and interpret the data in your own terms.

This endeavor will need you to summarize, paraphrase, and include quotations in your article.

 

Each report should contain the following:

A brief introduction.

A thesis statements.

Three or four paragraphs analyzing the significant data gathered from the report.

( Maine Cumulative Monthly Overdose Report for January through May 2022 (mainedrugdata.org) )

Concentrate on the key facts:

1.) Which county or counties were the hardest hit by the opioid crisis?

2.) What age group was the most affected?

3.) Was one sex or race more impacted than another?

4.) Were there factors that contributed to the increasing overdoses or deaths in one month as

compared to another?

5.) Identify any significant information about the victims found in the report and why you

think this matters.

6.) Was a certain drug more prevalent in these reports than another?

7.) Was there other demographic information that was relevant?

8.) Write a conclusion for the essay.

 

Double-space the two-page essay in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Use MLA style to cite

your research (4 pages including the cover page and references)

Analyze the current conditions in your organization’s industry and in its relevant general environment and their likely implications for successful implementation of your organization’s strategic goals and related actions.
Instructions
Complete an analysis of the key external factors that have implications for successful implementation of your organization’s VMO, strategy and goals/objectives. You will examine your organization’s industry and the competitive conditions/positioning affecting it now or likely to do so in the future. Submit your work in your assignment folder in the form of an approximate 2,000-word double-spaced APA-formatted paper. The title page, reference list, and any appendices are not included in this suggested word count. You do not need to include an abstract.

Your paper should address these topics:

  1. A brief explanation of the industry (or industries) in which your organization operates as well as context for your organization’ current positioning.
  2. Analyze the current conditions in your organization’s industry and in its relevant general environment and their likely implications for successful implementation of your organization’s strategic goals and related actions. Be sure to address the PESTEL framework.
  3. Apply Porter’s Five-Forces Model to enrich your understanding of the environment in which your organization is now or may be operating. The Five Forces model should stress that this model is used to evaluate the industry, not your selected organization’s activities. The model should be used to isolate the dominant force(s) in the industry faced by all competitors and that produce the greatest threat to your organization’s profits and/or strategy. You should discuss how your firm can provide a defense against this threat or threats.
  4. Describe your organization’s strategic group and construct a map to show its relative market position. Add in a discussion of your rationale for the grouping.
  5. Summarize the threats and opportunities facing your organization gleaned from your analysis. (SWOT analysis) Submit the SWOT format in Table form and add in some narrative to discuss the threats and opportunities in more detail. Explain in your discussion (not in the table) why you selected them and how they relate to the VMO and organization’s strategy.
  6. Evaluate the extent to which your organization’s current strategy appears a good match for the competitive conditions it confronts or any gaps that must be addressed.
  7. Add in a strong conclusion that ensures the reader leaves your paper with a clear recap of your key points.

IMPORTANT: Do not just use someone else’s SWOT, Five Forces, or other analysis. We want you to think for yourself. Critically analyze your firm and write about your original conclusions. Again, imagine you have been asked by the organization’s CEO or top leader to offer an assessment of the organization and how well it is positioned (or not) to deliver on the VMO and strategy in the external environment. This is a critical element, stand back and offer thoughtful criticism and recommendations.

 


  • Evaluating the External Environment

https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_mastering-strategic-management/s07-evaluating-the-external-enviro.html

  • The Impact of External and Internal Factors on Strategy

https://www.boundless.com/management/textbooks/boundless-management-textbook/strategic-management-12/strategic-management-86/the-impact-of-external-and-internal-factors-on-strategy-419-1549/

  • The PESTEL and SCP Frameworks

https://www.boundless.com/management/textbooks/boundless-management-textbook/strategic-management-12/external-inputs-to-strategy-87/the-pestel-and-scp-frameworks-422-4020/

  • Growth Strategy

https://www.boundless.com/management/textbooks/boundless-management-textbook/strategic-management-12/common-types-of-corporate-strategies-90/growth-strategy-434-1452/

 

 

Is there an alternative substantive procedure that you could perform that would provide convincing evidence that this balance is collectible?

Task 1: 250 words with references

Assume you are working on a 12/31 year-end audit. It is now March 31st and the 12/31 accounts receivable aging shows a large receivable that was outstanding on 12/31 for 120 days. Further, the client’s receivables are typically collected in less than 45. You anticipate that the client’s allowance for doubtful account should be increased and inform the client about your disposition. The client disagrees. Is there an alternative substantive procedure that you could perform that would provide convincing evidence that this balance is collectible? If so, explain.

How do we know when change is working well?

Mini Analysis 2: Analysis of Community, Political and Social Change (150pts.)

For the second paper, students are required to write about leadership effectiveness and change within broader social and political arenas. Reading materials from Chapters 5-8 of the text-Hickman, G.R. (2010).  Leading Change in Multiple Contexts.  Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications. Be sure to engage issues of community, political, and social change in your analysis of change in organizations. Knowledge of non-profits and other types of organizations that function outside the government and profit sections always make for interesting case studies.

Questions to help generate ideas include:

  • How do we know when change is working well?
  • What kinds of barriers exist across organizations?
  • What sorts of measurements might indicate that how well change initiatives are working.

Instructions:

  • Please choose 3-4 concepts to focus on for your mini-analysis. These concepts can come from anywhere within Parts III and Part IV of the text.  (CH.5-8)
  • Introduce and explain the concepts, at minimum bring in at least 1 other scholarly/academic reference or citation per concept that you have introduced.
  • Link the concepts to current or past events for further analysis (As one example of how a student might use material from the readings, consider the discussion of community leadership. A student might take concepts of change and empowerment (visible, hidden, invisible, and power over, to, with, and within) as a conceptual structure for analyzing leadership effectiveness within an organization.
  • Make sure to include a reference page and reference the text. Again, you will want to bring in external citations and references to strengthen your paper.
  • Paper will generally be 4 PAGES (Title page and reference page are not included in this count).
  • You must reference your textbook and bring in at least 3 additional citation/references for this paper.

***Please do NOT use materials from John Kotter’s leadership books. I want students to write papers that integrate key ideas from our text.  Google Scholar is an excellent resource for scholarly work.

 

Identify and discuss concepts of political change. Use these concepts to analyze how political change concepts have or can influence your workplace or organization.

Please choose any two questions from your readings to answer in your original post. Your original post is due by Thursday of each week.  Make sure that you provide a reference for the text in the discussion board.  Reply to at minimum 2 of your classmates posts for full credit. Responses to your classmates are due by Sunday of each week.

Hickman 2010

  • Identify and discuss concepts of political change. Use these concepts to analyze how political change concepts have or can influence your workplace or organization.
  • Some leadership scholars argue that transformational leadership may be the dominant and most used theory of leadership today. What specific elements of transformational leadership would support this argument?

Noopila & Chacon Chapters

  • In your experience how has communication influenced change within your organization, community, or personal life?  Explain.
  • Have you had an experience where you or a leader that you know has led through crises? What types of decisions were made? Would you consider doing things differently? Explain.

 

Is the critical value SMALLER or LARGER than the obtained value from your SPSS output?

Homework: Cumulative SPSS Assignment Instructions

 

Overview

This worksheet is designed to assess your ability to evaluate research designs, determine the most appropriate research design, conduct statistical tests using SPSS software, and present research conslusions (including appropriately formatted figures) using professional conventions. Such skills are fundamental to critically consuming, evaluating and producing research.

 

Instructions

Be sure you have reviewed this module’s assigned readings and presentations before completing this assignment. This assignment is worth 90 points. Each question is worth 5 content points except #12, which is worth 6 pts. Nine (9) points are assigned to general formatting. This includes using ensuring the homework is completed and submitted according to the instructions, SPSS output and images are legible and relevant, and that basic college level writing skills (e.g., grammar, sentence structure) are used in the results write-ups. Answers should be placed where indicated (e.g., “ANSWER”). Note: all questions must be attempted to be eligible for full credit of “format” points.

  • You will use the M7 Cumulative SPSS Data file (an SPSS data file) to conduct most of the tests in this assessment. It is located in the folder associated with this assignment.
  • Please note that for all problems in this course, the standard cut-off (alpha) for a test of significance will be .05, and you always report the exact power unless SPSS output states p=.000 (you’d report p<.001). Remember to check your graphs! You often have to ADD the y – axis title.
  • Submit the file as a WORD document (.doc or .docx). Make sure the filename of your submission includes your full name, course and section.
    • Example: SPSS7_JohnDoe_515B01

 

Background information on the M7 Cumulative SPSS Data
Download the M7 Cumulative SPSS Data file associated with this worksheet. It has coded data that you will use to design, conduct, and interpret to demonstrate mastery of research methods and. It is updated regularly, so make sure you download the current file linked this specific term. Here is a description for each variable:

 

Variable names and descriptions
Gender 0 = male; 1 = female
Events number of stressful life events that had occurred in the last year
SATISFACTION average Likert-based (1-5) response to survey assessing workplace satisfaction (higher indicates higher satisfaction)
Error1 this number represents identification of OSHA hazards before completing the annual OSHA training (higher # = identification of more errors)
Error2 this number represents identification of OSHA hazards after completing the annual OSHA training (higher # = identification of more errors)
Employee  employee type (1 = sales; 2 = warehouse; 3 = management)
Skills1 skills assessment taken within the first week on the job (higher = better skills)
Skills2 skills assessment completed after 6 months on the job (higher = better skills)
Skills3 skills assessment completed after 1 year of service (higher = better skills)
Salary1 salary at time of hire
Salary2 current salary
Years number of years employed
Personality Personality type (1 = Type “A” or 2 = Type “B”)

 

 

Cumulative Scenario 1 (30 pts)
 

Using the dataset provided, determine two variables that would be appropriate to assess using a two-group design to assess a “difference”. It can be between-subjects (BS) or within-subjects (WS) design. Use your selections to answer the following questions.

 
1.      Decide on the two variables. List them using the names exactly as named within the SPSS file. For each, identify the variable type (independent or dependent). For the independent variable, indicate whether it is BS or WS. For the dependent variable, indicate its scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, or scale).
ANSWER

 
2.      State the null and research hypotheses based on the variables you selected, labeling one as the “null” and one as “research”. Explain why you used a one- or two-tailed hypothesis, noting the grade on that portion is solely based on the consistency of your justification with your choice of tail type.
ANSWER

 
3.      Paste all relevant statistical output in the space provided below:
ANSWER

 
4.      Use the degrees of freedom from your SPSS output or if necessary, hand-calculate them using the formulas in your e-book. Using the Appendix in your e-book to find the critical value, and list it here (do NOT round – include all decimal places). Also label and state your obtained value from your SPSS output. Is the critical value SMALLER or LARGER than the obtained value from your SPSS output? Does this mean you REJECT or FAIL TO REJECT the null hypothesis? Does this mean the results are “significant” or “non-significant”?
ANSWER

 
5.      Create an appropriate graph in SPSS and format it using professional conventions. Present it as Figure 1 in the space below. Make sure you include the figure label (Figure 1), and create a Figure Title – all of this must be in proper format (including spacing and font style).
ANSWER

 
6.      Present the results using APA format. This includes a full write-up to include a complete statistical notation as shown in the weekly presentations. Make sure to describe what the conclusions mean in general terms. You must include a call-out to Figure 1. Examples of  APA results sections are also available in the “Helpful Hints” document.
ANSWER

 

 

 

Cumulative Scenario 2 (31 pts)
 

Using the dataset provided, select one variable that is within subjects (can be two or three levels) and one that is scale that will serve as your dependent variable. You cannot use a scenario from a previous answer (you can re-use one of the variables, but not both). Use your selections to answer the following questions.

 
7.      Decide on the two variables. List them using the names exactly as named within the SPSS file. State the null and research hypotheses based on the variables you selected, labeling one as the “null” and one as “research”.
ANSWER

 
8.      Paste all relevant statistical output in the space provided below:
ANSWER

 
9.      Use the degrees of freedom from your SPSS output or if necessary, hand-calculate them using the formulas in your e-book. Using the Appendix in your e-book to find the critical value, and list it here (do NOT round – include all decimal places). Also label and state your obtained value from your SPSS output. Is the critical value SMALLER or LARGER than the obtained value from your SPSS output? Does this mean you REJECT or FAIL TO REJECT the null hypothesis? Does this mean the results are “significant” or “non-significant”?
ANSWER

 
10.  Create an appropriate graph in SPSS and format it using professional conventions. Present it as Figure 2 in the space below. Make sure you include the figure label (Figure 2), and create a Figure Title – all of this must be in proper format (including spacing and font style).
ANSWER

 
11.  Present the results using APA format. This includes a full write-up to include a complete statistical notation as shown in the weekly presentations. Make sure to describe what the conclusions mean in general terms. You must include a call-out to Figure 2. Examples of  APA results sections are also available in the “Helpful Hints” document.
ANSWER

 
12.  Discuss one concern you could imagine regarding internal validity, and one concern regarding external validity as they specifically relate to the scenario you created for this section. (HINT: You can look up the definitions of “internal validity” and “external validity” in your ebook glossery as a reminder – but then must apply those definitions to envision your own concerns related to them!) The points are solely on whether the justifications are consistent with the definitions and are realistic given the general nature of the scenario you selected (3 pts each = 6 pts total)
ANSWER

 

 

 

Cumulative Scenario 3 (30 pts)
 

Using the dataset provided, select two variables you would like to examine regarding a “relationship”. Use your selections to answer the following questions.

 
13.  Decide on the two variables. List them using the names exactly as named within the SPSS file. Indicate the scale of measurement for each variable (nominal, ordinal, or scale). State the null and research hypotheses based on the variables you selected, labeling one as the “null” and one as “research”. Explain why you used a one- or two-tailed hypothesis, noting the grade on that portion is solely based on your justification.
ANSWER

 
14.  Use the degrees of freedom from your SPSS output or if necessary, hand-calculate them using the formulas in your e-book. Using the Appendix in your e-book to find the critical value, and list it here (do NOT round – include all decimal places). Also label and state your obtained value from your SPSS output. Is the critical value SMALLER or LARGER than the obtained value from your SPSS output? Does this mean you REJECT or FAIL TO REJECT the null hypothesis? Does this mean the results are “significant” or “non-significant”?
ANSWER

 
15.  Paste all relevant statistical output in the space provided below:
ANSWER

 
16.  Create an appropriate graph in SPSS and format it using professional conventions. Present it as Figure 3 in the space below. Make sure you include the figure label (Figure 3), and create a Figure Title – all of this must be in proper format (including spacing and font style).
ANSWER

 
17.  Present the results using APA format. This includes a full write-up to include a complete statistical notation as shown in the weekly presentations. Make sure to describe what the conclusions mean in general terms. You must include a call-out to Figure 3. Examples of APA results sections are also available in the “Helpful Hints” document.
ANSWER

 
18.  Describe one potentially confounding variable in this scenario. Why do you think it may confound interpretations of the data?
ANSWER

 

 

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

 

analyze in detail the basic tenets of the functionalist perspective, and  compare this to at least one other perspective in sociology

concerning  Durkheim and Merton, please address the following: 1)  analyze in detail the basic tenets of the functionalist perspective, and  compare this to at least one other perspective in sociology; 2)  although Durkheim and Merton did not write during the same era in  sociology, explain where their ideas are similar, and both contribute to  a functionalist understanding of society; and 3) utilizing and citing  one recent case in the media through television or radio broadcast,  newspaper, and so forth, provide one key example of a social issue that  shows how the functionalist perspective can be used to make society  better.

Is there a difference between how your parents were socialized and how you were socialized?

1. Explain habitualization and how it relates to the social construction of reality. Make sure that you use an example from society.

2. Draw a large circle, and then “slice” the circle into pieces like a pie, labeling each piece with a role or status that you occupy. Add as many statuses, ascribed and achieved, that you have. Don’t forget things like dog owner, gardener, traveler, student, runner, and employee. How many statuses do you have? In which ones are there role conflicts?

3. Discuss socialization over the life course. Is there a difference between how your parents were socialized and how you were socialized? Make sure you discuss at least one aspect of your socialization.

4. How has technology changed your primary groups and secondary groups? Do you have more (and separate) primary groups due to online connectivity? Do you believe that someone, like Levy (discussed in Chapter 6), can have a true primary group made up of people she has never met? Why, or why not?