When should someone from outside a company be hired to manage the company or one of its business units?

Week 12: Interactive Activity
12.1. Content Introduction
­­­­­­­­­­­­Learning Outcomes
Understand issues related to strategic competitive advantage in diversified organizations
Gain insights into the strategy-making processes of different types of organizations
12.2. Reading
Required
Chapter 10. strategy implementation: staffing and Directing
Chapter 11. Evaluation and control
Textbook: Wheelen, T. L., Hunger, D., Hoffman, A. N., & Bamford, C. E. (2014). Concepts in strategic management and business policy (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 9780133126129 (print), 9780133126433 (e-text)
Recommended
de Menezes, A. A., Soares, C. L. M., Poz, M. R. D., & Pinto, I. C. M. (2022). Application of the workload indicators of staffing need method to calculate the size of the medical staff at a maternity hospital in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Human Resources for Health, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00660-6
Steinmann, H. (2008). Towards a conceptual framework for corporate ethics: problems of justification and implementation. Society and Business Review, 3(2), 133–148. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465680810880062
Egbunike, P., & Unamma, A. (2017). BUDGETING, BUDGETARY CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Evidence from Hospitality Firms in Nigeria. STUDIES AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES. ECONOMICS EDITION, (26). https://doi.org/10.29358/sceco.v0i26.398
12.3. Test your knowledge (Max 100 words for every question)
Question 1
How can corporate culture be changed?
Question 2
When should someone from outside a company be hired to manage the company or one of its business units?
12.4. Instructions
Answer both questions in the test your knowledge section.
Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below (week 11: interactive learning activity).

In your own words, provide a description of each of the four stages of Piaget?s cognitive development theory that includes the typical age of children within each stage and major characteristics and developmental changes of each stage. Describe an activity or strategy that would support the learning in each stage. Identify strategies that could be used in each stage to support the needs of students who present atypical/delayed cognitive/intellectual development. Support your findings with 2-3 scholarly resources.

 
Two major cognitive development theories that educators refer to are Vygotsky?s sociocultural theory, especially the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), and Piaget?s four stages of cognitive development. Understanding these theories will help teachers to identify atypical or delayed cognitive development, as well as design research-based strategies to support and encourage normal development.
For this assignment, complete the ?EDU-354 Cognitive and Intellectual Development Activities? chart with the following:
Part 1-Vygotsky?s Sociocultural Theory

Overview of Vygotsky?s sociocultural theory including definitions (in your own words) of each of the three cognitive skill levels: level of potential development, zone of proximal development (ZPD), and actual developmental level.
Select a developmental stage to focus on (infancy, toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, or adolescence) and select a milestone, early learning standard, or academic standard that falls within that stage.
Based on the milestone, early learning standard, or academic standard, describe the expected skills for a student who is working below grade level, at grade level, or above grade level and provide one instructional activity a teacher could implement within the ZPD of students at each level.

Part 2-Piaget?s Four Stages of Cognitive Development Theory

In your own words, provide a description of each of the four stages of Piaget?s cognitive development theory that includes the typical age of children within each stage and major characteristics and developmental changes of each stage.
Describe an activity or strategy that would support the learning in each stage.

Identify strategies that could be used in each stage to support the needs of students who present atypical/delayed cognitive/intellectual development.
Support your findings with 2-3 scholarly resources.
 
Links to help with assignment
 Piaget’s stages of cognitive development (video) | Khan Academy 
 Vygotsky sociocultural development (video) | Khan Academy 
 Lev Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory – Simply Psychology 

How do the Social Determinants of Health impact an individual?s learning needs?

 
After reviewing this module’s readings and media on the Social  Determinants of Health and after sharing a brief introduction of  yourself, please respond to the following THREE discussion board  questions.
Remember to include an APA formatted in-text  citation AND corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5  years), professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.). (Failure to  include BOTH an in-text citation AND a corresponding reference will  result in a significant point deduction. Please contact your coach if  you have any questions about this BEFORE submitting your post to the  discussion board this week.) You do not need an in-text  citation/reference for each question, just one will be sufficient.
A major role of the professional nurse is to evaluate the learning needs of individuals, families, and populations.

How do the Social Determinants of Health impact an individual?s learning needs?
What are some ways to overcome social determinant barriers to promote the health and wellness of patients or clients?
As  a professional nurse, fully describe 2 ways that you can be an advocate  for policy change to improve the health and wellness of those effected  by social determinant barriers.

 
An APA formatted in-text citation AND corresponding reference from a recent (within the last 5 years),  professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.) is required in your  original discussion posting. Blogs, magazines, and newspapers are NOT  considered scholarly, professional sources.
 
Please follow the instructions

Think about a past performance evaluation in which you received both positive and negative feedback. Describe how the appraisal accurately reflected your performance and how it did not. How would you change the way the performance appraisal was conducted if you were the evaluator?

Entry 2: Think about a past performance evaluation in which you received both positive and negative feedback. Describe how the appraisal accurately reflected your performance and how it did not. How would you change the way the performance appraisal was conducted if you were the evaluator?
I once received a performance evaluation stating I was very detail-oriented, easy to get along with, and an effective communicator. However, the negative feedback that I received was that I am not stern enough, and allow staff too much autonomy. While I appreciated the positive feedback, I wasn’t quite sure what to do with the negative feedback. I did not know how to change my approach to staff without also affecting the very same positive feedback I received. It seemed to be conflicting. If I was the evaluator I wouldn’t have just written the feedback on a paper and asked someone to sign it. Instead, I would have pulled them to the side throughout the course of the performance review, and explained why a specific action can be interpreted as “not stern enough.” Additionally, if there were any follow-up questions in regards to the feedback, I’d be available for the discussion to occur, and I’d be prepared with suggestions, and or/ examples as to when the specific action occurred and how it could have been handled.

What are some of the benefits of Stress Management? What are some of the obstacles to performing Stress Management strategies?

 
Stress Management, Healthy Sleep, and Brain Health
After  reviewing this week’s readings and media on Stress and Stress  Management, take some time to reflect upon the importance of stress  management for yourself and your patients. Then, please respond to the  following TWO discussion board questions.
Remember to  include an APA formatted in-text citation AND corresponding reference  from a recent (within last 5 years), professional journal or website  (NIH, CDC, etc.). (Failure to include BOTH an in-text citation AND a  corresponding reference will result in a significant point deduction.  Please contact your coach if you have any questions about this BEFORE  submitting your post to the discussion board this week.) You do not need  an in-text citation/reference for both questions, but the FIRST question DOES require an in-text citation and reference.

What  are some of the benefits of Stress Management? What are some of the  obstacles to performing Stress Management strategies? (in-text citation  and reference required)
What are some techniques that you have  successfully utilized to manage your own stress? How often do you use  these techniques? Describe some of the benefits you have experienced.  (no reference required)

 
 
An APA formatted in-text citation AND corresponding reference from a recent (within the last 5 years),  professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.) is required in your  original discussion posting. Blogs, magazines, and newspapers are NOT  considered scholarly, professional sources.
 
Please follow all the guidelines, thanks.

Explain what is Management contract enter mode and explain the upsides and downside, but intend to explain more upsides about it and why management contract is good one.

 
Full page – in-text citations and works cited-outside research required. The topic is Entry mode of Bring Kroger to Aruba.
Background:
The idea is that we plan to set up a Kroger supermarket in the Aruba (island). We have done two paper before this, to explain company profile and country profile. This paper focus on the entry mode.
The paper need to answer this question:
How does your (I choose the management contract) entry mode compare to the ones they currently use? If you are using something different then you need to explain why.
Two paragraph:
One is to explain and analyze Kroger company currently use entry mode.
Another is to explain what is Management contract enter mode and explain the upsides and downside, but intend to explain more upsides about it and why management contract is good one.
To compare management contract enter mode and currently entry mode, tell me the why choose the Management contract.
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This is my research, hope it helps:
Right now Kroger uses the entry mode of mergers to acquire other companies that are then subsidiaries of Kroger.The subsidiary means that the new organization is a “child” company owned by a “parent” company.
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Note:

Use own words
use outside research no wikis
provide specific proof and evidence: data…specific data to support your answers, must credits next to the data and proof
must use APA citation as Paraphrases; use in-text citations please list page numbers or paragraph number
Use at least 2 or 3 resources

Describe how the human relationship to nature will be different from what it is at present. Examine how humans will cope differently with the ways that natural phenomena like hurricanes affect lives.

Your paper will consist of seven paragraphs using the format below to address the elements with the assumption that environmental sustainability has been achieved:

Paragraph 1:

Describe how the human relationship to nature will be different from what it is at present.
Examine how humans will cope differently with the ways that natural phenomena like hurricanes affect lives.

Paragraph 2:

Describe what Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems will look like in a sustainable future.
Explain what humans have done differently to enable biodiversity and ecosystems to function sustainably.

Paragraph 3:

Examine how agricultural production will be different in a sustainable future.

Paragraph 4:

Differentiate between how humans will manage water resources (fresh water and ocean) in the sustainable future compared to how it is done now.

Paragraph 5

Examine how humans will meet their energy needs in the future in a way that will enable maintenance of a sustainable, habitable atmosphere and climate.
Indicate the changes that humans have made that are enabling them to maintain a healthy atmosphere and climate for all.

Paragraph 6:

Describe how waste management will be different in a sustainable future.
Indicate the changes have been made to how humans think about and treat what is currently called “waste.”

Paragraph 7:

Summarize some of the major social, economic, political, and ecological choices and tradeoffs that will need to be overcome for this sustainable future to arrive. What are some of the major issues and challenges humans will have to face in order to achieve sustainability on a global scale?

The Journey to Sustainability final paper

  Global Networking Growth in global business activity affects how employees and associates from different organizations and within the same organization network with each other. Use the internet to research how you might successfully network with peers in other countries. One networking site that may prove useful is LinkedIn. Another site that has career information is Monster. Monster has links to job sites in other countries. One site that offers information on the differences between cultures is ITIM International. For this discussion, look at a specific country of your choice. Develop two brief introductions, one for a U.S. peer, and one for a peer in another country of your choosing. How would you introduce yourself, what would you say in two sentences? How, or why, are the introductions different? 

 
Global Networking
Growth in global business activity affects how employees and associates from different organizations and within the same organization network with each other. Use the internet to research how you might successfully network with peers in other countries. One networking site that may prove useful is LinkedIn. Another site that has career information is Monster. Monster has links to job sites in other countries. One site that offers information on the differences between cultures is ITIM International.
For this discussion, look at a specific country of your choice. Develop two brief introductions, one for a U.S. peer, and one for a peer in another country of your choosing. How would you introduce yourself, what would you say in two sentences? How, or why, are the introductions different? 
Be specific about how your approach to networking might be different based on a specific culture. Pay special attention to any advice you find on what not to do when networking with people from different cultures. 
Make a note of two to three of the best ideas you find on the question, and report them here. How might you use them in your own networking?

ToolsList the everyday tools you used or repurposed to solve this challenge in your home environment. Briefly, why did you choose them? What properties of the tools did you need to consider?Background and prior knowledgeThink about how your background experiences and prior knowledge informed your solution. Describe a childhood experience or other association that relates to this challenge.

Complete the following challenge at home using materials that you have on hand: There is a full vessel (bucket, pot, or other container) of water on the floor in the middle of the room and an empty vessel four feet away. Your challenge is to devise a system to move the water from the full vessel to the empty one. You can move the water however you wish, but you cannot lift or move either of the vessels. Use whatever materials you want and have at home to create your system.Include the following information about designing your system and completing the challenge:

ToolsList the everyday tools you used or repurposed to solve this challenge in your home environment. Briefly, why did you choose them? What properties of the tools did you need to consider?Background and prior knowledgeThink about how your background experiences and prior knowledge informed your solution. Describe a childhood experience or other association that relates to this challenge.Challenge with childrenHow could you engage children’s background and prior knowledge or experience when doing this in your classroom?List two vocabulary words you would highlight during this challenge. Briefly explain your word selections, including how they will enhance conceptual knowledge.

Inspired by your Human Biology class, you have become a world-renowned scientist (we are so proud to know you!) You have discovered a gene, which you have named zippy, that when mutated is responsible for a form of cancer that has an extremely high mortality rate. The protein produced by the mutant form of zippy is half as active as the normal (non-mutated) form. At which point along the gene expression pipeline is the zippy gene dysregulated? In other words, where exactly does the problem occur that causes the mutant form of zippy?

Inspired by your Human Biology class, you have become a world-renowned scientist (we are so proud to know you!) You have discovered a gene, which you have named zippy, that when mutated is responsible for a form of cancer that has an extremely high mortality rate. The protein produced by the mutant form of zippy is half as active as the normal (non-mutated) form.

At which point along the gene expression pipeline is the zippy gene dysregulated? In other words, where exactly does the problem occur that causes the mutant form of zippy?
What is a likely function of the protein produced by the normal (non-mutated) version of the zippy gene? Please explain your answer using the information provided in the prompt.
Why are cancers so dangerous? What would cause a cancer to have a high mortality rate? 

4.  As a world-renowned scientist, you have limitless funds and resources at your disposal. Please propose and explain a solution to prevent or cure this cancer. The sky is the limit here! You may go in any direction, as long as your answer does not violate our current understanding of biology (so, you cannot just make-up a new organelle that does not exist in real life!)