Identify the inhibiting factors that are holding it back.

Select a government agency that has been deemed inefficient and draconian by taxpayers or watchdog groups. Describe how you would develop internal analysis to make that government agency more efficient.Identify the inhibiting factors that are holding it back.Assess the inhibiting factors in regard to the delivery of services.Recommend strategic management decisions to overcome the barriers and implement efficiency measures within the agency.Your paper should be one or two pages with APA

Although the elections of Kennedy and Obama opened up opportunities for Catholics and African Americans, many demographic groups have still never achieved the presidency. In thinking ahead to the elections of 2016 and 2020, can you identify any possible candidates from these other groups-perhaps women, Asians, or Jewish candidates-who might break through yet another glass ceiling?

Choose ONE of the following questions to answer in the Discussion Board: Post an initial response post with a minimum of 3 paragraphs, to the selected discussion board question and respond to at least one post by another student with a separate reply post in this discussion thread with a minimum of 2 paragraphs.Although the elections of Kennedy and Obama opened up opportunities for Catholics and African Americans, many demographic groups have still never achieved the presidency. In thinking ahead to the elections of 2016 and 2020, can you identify any possible candidates from these other groups-perhaps women, Asians, or Jewish candidates-who might break through yet another glass ceiling?In running for the party’s nomination, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a candidate who has a stronger ideological record? For example, in the 2012 GOP nomination race, what advantages did Rick Santorum (the stronger socially conservative candidate) have as compared to Mitt Romney?

Explain how geofencing works with specific reference to M Live.

https://qz.com/890383/marriott-is-spying-on-its-guests-and-sometimes-sending-them-champagne/ (Links to an external site.)https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/02/why-marriott-looks-at-what-you-post-on-social-media-from-your-room.html (Links to an external site.)1. Explain how geofencing works with specific reference to M Live.2. Provide details of techniques used by M Live to connect with current and prospective guests of Marriott?3. What are the challenges in the hospitality industry that are pushing industry titans like Marriott to focus more on developing personal relationships with current and prospective guests?4. Discuss the potential drawback related to customers feeling “creeped out” at being monitored by Marriott via Hyp3r? What are your thoughts about your personal posts being monitored?5. As a customer, share your thoughts on the potential pros and cons of Geofencing as it becomes more widespread across industries.6. From the perspective of a business, should clients’ devices have a “No Geofence” button? Provide an explanation for your response.

What is liberty? Provide a definition and at least one example.

LibertyIn Lecture 1, we explored how “liberty” was interpreted by the Founders of the American Constitution. These Founding Fathers were influenced by political philosophers who argued that liberty is always at risk, and because of that risk, liberty must be protected, not just by the leaders of a nation, but also by the citizens.While our founding fathers realized government was necessary to protect the citizens from criminals and outsiders (Lecture 2, comments about the King of England), they were concerned with amount of power the government should be given. To ensure that the people maintained power, the first Ten (10) Amendments (also called: The Bill of Rights) were added.For this week’s assignment, write a 500-750 word essay addressing each of the following questions:What is liberty? Provide a definition and at least one example.Why does it matter? Explain what you think the citizens of a nation might gain or lose through their liberty.What is your personal responsibility to protect it? Provide examples of what you can do, what you should do, and what you must do.In modern times, do you think Americans have gained/maintained liberty in the way the Founding Fathers described it in the Constitution? Why or why not?As in all your weekly written assignments, be sure to tie your writing to the readings for that week. You should strive to demonstrate to your instructor (and to the rest of the university) your full understanding of the course concepts being addressed. Don’t just answer the questions; really think them through. How will your ideas fit within Locke’s “social contract?”Submit your work as an attached file. Double-space your paper and use 12 point Times NewRoman as your font.

What political-economic policies underpin IMF/World Bank” policies? Assess their potential impact on small emerging economies like Jamaica?

I may reply message later. Each answer more than two page Answer four prompts/questions only: Write No more than four double-spaced pages per question. Each response is worth 7.5 points. 1. The post-Cold War/ post-9/11 international system has been characterized by Francis Fukuyama, as the “End of History,” and by Samuel Huntington as a “Clash of Civilizations.” First, describe what it is they mean by these statements and then critically assess their views (Fukuyama and Huntington). 2. What political-economic policies underpin IMF/World Bank” policies? Assess their potential impact on small emerging economies like Jamaica? 3. Theories, like political ideologies, are constituted by myths, values, denial, ideology, and strategies/blueprints about the world, and so is, “Carnism.” In what ways are theories of World Politics, such as political-realism, for example, similar to the ideology of “Carnism?” 4. “Globalization,” is much talked about among scholars, policy-makers, and development practitioners. First, define what “globalization” is, and then subject it to critical assessment using two of the following: economic-realism (mercantilism), social-constructivism, liberal feminism and dependency/world-systems theory. 5. Does Russia’s intervention and opposition to US policy in the region constitute a new “cold-war”, and is Russia demonized, as a result of its Syria policy? 6. Do gender/feminist perspectives on world politics and economics add to the understanding(s) of these global forces? If yes, why, and if not, why? 7. Is the European Union at risk of collapse? If yes, why, if not, why not?

what might diminish positive/productive organizational behaviors? For example, how might technology negatively affect human behavior

For Week 1, review the systems model of organizations. Remember that everything is connected. Everything influences everything else. Every element in the model affects organizational (human) behavior. When viewed from such a systems perspective, what might diminish positive/productive organizational behaviors? For example, how might technology negatively affect human behavior, or how might organizational culture negatively affect human behavior, and so forth? Identify three to five of these types of ?issues.? Provide brief examples from your organization that illustrate these problems where possible. In addition, how might you prevent and fix such issues?Based on your findings, write a three- to four-page paper in APA format. Submit your assignment to the W1: Assignment 4 Dropbox by Saturday, January 31, 2015. Review the grading rubric to assure that you have addressed all the required elements for the assignment.

Choose one (1) policy issue in the U.S. and generate a list of at least five (5) stakeholders who affect or are affected by problems in the issue area.

Analysis Week 4 Discussion 1Examine Box 3.0 – Conducting a Stakeholder Analysis. Choose one (1) policy issue in the U.S. and generate a list of at least five (5) stakeholders who affect or are affected by problems in the issue area. Next, apply the procedures for a stakeholder analysis. Note: Refer to page 111 in the text for a step-by-step process.DefinitionA stakeholder is a person who speaks for or represents a group that is affected by or affects a policy. Stakeholders include the president of a legislative assembly or parliament, a chairperson of a legislative committee, or an executive director or members of an organized interest or advocacy group such as the National Rifle Association, the Sierra Club, or Human Rights Watch. Policy analysts and their employers are stakeholders, as are clients who commission a policy analysis. Persons or groups who do not have a stake in a policy (e.g., an uninvolved college professor) are not stakeholders.Assumptions•Stakeholders are best identified by policy issue area. A policy issue area is a domain in which stakeholders disagree or quarrel about policies Housing, welfare, education, and international securiy are policy issue areas.•Stakeholders have specific names and titles—for example, State Senator Xanadi; Mr. Young, chairperson of the House Finance Committee; or Ms. Ziegler, a spokesperson for the National Organization of Women (NOW).•A sociometric or “snowball” sample such as that described next is an effective way to estimate the “population” of stakeholders.STEP 1:Using Google or a reference book such as The Encyclopedia of Associations, identify and list about ten stakeholders who have taken a public position on a policy. Make the initial list as heterogeneous as possible by sampling opponents as well as supporters.STEP 2:For each stakeholder, obtain a policy document (e.g., a report, news article, e-mail, or telephone interview) that describes the position of each stakeholder.STEP 3:Beginning with the first statement of the first stakeholder, list other stakeholders mentioned as opponents or proponents of the policy.STEP 4:For each remaining statement, list the new stakeholders mentioned. Do not repeat.STEP 5:Draw a graph that displays statements 1, 2, … n on the horizontal axis. On the vertical axis, display the cumulative frequency of new stakeholders mentioned in the statements. The graph will gradually flatten out, with no new stakeholders mentioned. If this does not occur before reaching the last stakeholder on the initial list, repeat steps 2 to 4. Add to the graph the new statements and the new stakeholders.STEP 6:Add to the estimate stakeholders who should be included because of their formal positions (organization charts show such positions) or because they are involved in one or more policy-making activities: agenda setting, policy formulation, policy adoption, policy implementation, policy evaluation, and policy adaptation, succession or termination. From the e-Activity, provide at least two examples from the article and from your own experience of ways that worldviews, ideologies, and popular myths may have shaped the formulation of a specific problem or issue. Provide the source(s) of the paper or report you selected. E-Activity: Go to one or more of the following Websites and review at least two policy papers or reports published by a government agency or a think tank that address a problem or an issue of interest: Public Agenda, located at www.publicagenda.org; RAND Corporation located at www.rand.org; and / or American Enterprise Institute, located at www.aei.org. Be prepared to discuss.

Identify the area of nursing education or the area in health care in which you will apply your MSN, education specialization skills, and knowledge.

Develop your own nurse educator philosophy statement. Identify your beliefs and values regarding the adult learner, learning environment, and teaching strategies and applicable learning theories that you will use as an educator. Address how this philosophy will guide you in the tripartite roles of a nurse educator – how it will guide your teaching, scholarship, and service. Support your philosophy with your knowledge of historical events that are pertinent to your work. In addition, identify the competencies that you see as critical to your role.In sum, your philosophy statement should guide your practice as a nurse educator.Your educator philosophy statement should do the following: Identify the area of nursing education or the area in health care in which you will apply your MSN, education specialization skills, and knowledge.Formulate your nurse educator philosophy statement, which should comprise of your beliefs and values regarding the adult learner, learning environment, and teaching strategies and applicable learning theories that you will use as an educator.Apply your philosophy statement to each of the tripartite roles of the nurse educator. What does your philosophy mean for your approach to teaching, scholarship, and service? As you discuss the role of teacher, be sure to address any theories (adult learning theory, learner-center education, and others) that shape your approach as an educator.Analyze the relationship of significant historical events that have shaped the role you seek to fill.Analyze the most essential nurse educator competencies necessary for this MSN-prepared nurse educator. Explain why you selected the competencies you did.Conclude with a summary.

Has this developed out of necessity, or have we simply moved too far with the law accommodating the digital age?

NEED IN 30 MINS 300 WORDSWOK CITIED IF ANY Ancient Middle Eastern legal systems, in all three of the great Abrahamic Religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, completely disallowed the use of ANY usury in the essential laws of commerce. Ancient usury is simply defined as the allowing of contracts for ANY amount of interest in the loaning of money or property. This began to slowly change with the Second Crusades and developed today to allow the charging of interest in any transaction, as long as the amount of interest in not excessive. Of course, the problem comes with each country’s and each state’s definition of reasonable (non-excessive) interests. Should we modify our current usury laws and, if so, in what manner? Until 1677 and the creation of the Statute of Frauds in England, all contracts could be either written or oral and yet be equally binding on the parties. After 1677, the law required certain types of contracts (such as contracts to buy or sale land) to be both made in writing and executed with the physical signatures of all of the parties involved. At any time thereafter, either party could challenge authenticity of the physical signature of his/her own handwriting or the handwriting of the other party. Recently, with the increase of ecommerce, electronic signature (non-physical) has become as equally binding as the physical signature with severe limitation allowed in challenging the authenticity. Has this developed out of necessity, or have we simply moved too far with the law accommodating the digital age?