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For people new to writing in the health professions, what sorts of training might be helpful in avoiding some of the common email mistakes?

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Corporate Research Funding: Assume you are an advisor to a major university, and you are asked to develop a policy on research ethics and corporate funding. Prepare a memo to the university leadership with your recommendations. Your recommendations should address issues related to these (and possibly other) questions:  Should a university accept funding from for-profit corporations to pay for research related to the business interests of the corporation offering the funds. For example, should a school of medicine accept cancer research funding from a biotech company that sells cancer therapies? Or should a climate science program accept funding from an energy company? Or an engineering school working on engine technology and an automobile company? If not, how should the university find funding for its research? If so, what steps should be taken to avoid the appearance or actuality of a conflict of interest?

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Write an essay exploring the following question “What are the main challenges facing companies wishing to
deliver excellent Customer experiences and how may this be
achieved through a modern CRM Programme?” 
I have uploaded the material used in class but please add 5 additional sources to backup your ideas and focus on the CRM program enhancing the customer experience over all. The class is called Managing the customer

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an example of Etsy has been added to guide you on what is expected. Please note that the Etsy example is a simplified outline highlighting the main points but students are expected to provide additional explanations of the objectives / risks / controls and their assumptions (e.g. how they selected the Basel categories).  You can use bullet points, attach flow charts, grids, or text (as seen in example below). 

Select a firm currently in business.  Explain 1 to 3 primary business objectives (e.g. firm does this well to be competitive). For each objective, using the Basel categories, identify and briefly explain the applicable risks to each objective (1 to 3 risks).  For each risk, describe the controls (1 to 3 examples) that you would put in place to address the risks.

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Etsy provides a "global marketplace for unique and creative goods."(see reference below)  The primary business objectives include (Obj1) matching buyers and sellers along with (Obj2) creating a superior search tool.  Operational risks to the processes for matching buyers and sellers (Obj1) are (R1) compromised user data (External Fraud) and (R2) incomplete transactions when goods and funds are not exchanged as expected (EDPM).  For the search tool (Obj2), the risks are (R3) developers skewing the results due to undisclosed incentives (Internal Fraud) and (R4) system outages (BDSF).  To address the risks with user data becoming inadvertently disclosed (R1), the main controls would be to use end-to-end encryption in managing the customer data (C1) and surveillance on any attempts to access sensitive user information (C2).  For instances when customers have issues with buying or selling on the Etsy platform (R2), the complaints would be assigned severity and handled by senior sales managers (C3) while monthly metrics that breach tolerance levels would be presented to the Board by the sales managers (C4).  To ensure developers are following requirements (R3), independent test teams can check the search results against modeled results and sign off on any major deviances before code is released to production systems (C5).  System outages (R4) must be logged and those with severity or duration above those set by senior tech managers would be added to an established Stability program for real-time monitoring (C6).



Obj1 Obj2 represent Objective
R1 R2 R3  RISK
C1 C2 C3.... CONTROL

General Reference: Etsy Investor Relations site.  https://investors.etsy.com/home/default.aspx    

BDSF EDPM meanings
LO 41.1: Describe the seven Basel II event risk categories and identify examples of
https://kenpyfin.com/blog/2018/11/03/lo-41-1-describe-the-seven-basel-ii-event-risk-categories-and-identify-examples-of/

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Course Objective:  Develop the skills to assess the success of the plan.

Evaluate strategic initiatives to leverage opportunities and mitigate threats to small businesses.
Demonstrate how to build a competitive advantage through functional level strategy


Prompt:

Prepare a strategic plan that contains the following sections:

Executive Summary
Company Overview (with ticker symbol)
Company History
Products and or services
Operations
Vision
Mission Statement
Corporate Values & Culture
SWOT Analysis
Competition
Management team/Leadership
Financial Outlook
Strategies
Conclusion
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The paper must be written in flawless APA format using headers, headings, in-text references, reference page, 1' margins (use template provided below)
Make sure you use adequate, credible and reliable APA source citations to support your work.
This strategic plan will incorporate what you have learned over the past 7 weeks.  Your company selection must be listed on either the NASDAQ or NYSE.
You may review the sample strategic plans shared in the resource section and use them as a guide in developing your strategic plan. Please keep in mind that you must still meet the 20% similarity scan requirements upon submission.
Review the examples in the resource section of the course prior to submittal.
DO NOT SIMPLY COPY AND PASTE MATERIAL FROM THE COMPANY WEBSITE.
Important Notes:

You must include a minimum of 6-9 sources and 3-4 must be from a peer-reviewed source (library/journal articles)
Your paper should be in essay format; not bullet format.
Minimum 12 full pages of content (Word Document) of strategic material (does not include a cover page, executive summary nor reference pages); DO NOT GO OVER 14 pages of actual CONTENT (max-content).
All charts, graphs, and pictures are to go in an appendix (not a substitute for content)
Once you submit your document to the assignment folder it will automatically be loaded to TURNTIN.COM within the course** NOTE: Strategic Plan must return a similarity scan of 20% or less (the following will be excluded: headers, bibliography, etc. prior to instructor grading paper – focus on content of scan percentage)*

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MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator): This assignment includes a paper up to 1,500 words that critically describes and assesses the student’s leadership style in four categories. 
1.    Describe your leadership philosophy
2.    Give examples of leading others and how that experience has influenced the development of your leadership philosophy
3.    Give examples of following others and how that experience has influenced the development of your leadership philosophy 
4.    Describe how your personal leadership philosophy is likely to impact your future success or enable you to succeed 

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Company is ZARA 

1. (20%) Identify the fashion retailer’s retail strategy to include:
a. The retailer’s target market(s) and positioning.
b. The retailer’s complete retail mix (remember, this is different than the
Four Ps!).
c. The retailer’s sustainable competitive advantage(s).
(Chapters 1 and 5)

2. (20%) Identify the fashion retailer’s direct (intratype) competitors and indirect
(intertype) competitors (minimum of two for each). Then outline the fashion
retailer’s strengths and weaknesses comparative to each of those
competitors.
(Chapters 1 and 2)

3. (30%) What are logical growth opportunities for your fashion retailer? Identify
and evaluate at least three different opportunities the company should
consider.
(Chapter 5)

4. (15%) Identify and thoroughly explain at least three traits in the environment
(look at both the internal and external environmental factors) that may
adversely affect the fashion retailer’s performance in the next year.
(Chapter 5)

5. (15%) Assess the fashion retailer’s performance and position in the
marketplace, and prospects for the future. For example:
a. Is the retailer’s future promising or questionable? Why? (Remember: give
statistics and facts to back up your opinions!)
b. What does the company need to do in the future to provide strong
financial returns?
(Chapters 5 & 6)

Question & Answer Format
You must include proper in-text citations or footnotes if you use any external sources (even the textbook). in your paper! APA formatting.

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What is your organization’s chief competitive advantage?
How has your organization positioned itself to lead its market segment?
What roles does the human resource (the people, not the practices) play in establishing this advantage?
For those of you in military units, you may want to approach this topic by comparing similar units in which you served. In other words, what made one squadron, ship, battalion, etc., stand out? How did the unit’s personnel contribute to that differentiation?
Support your post with additional information from at least two reputable sources (library and/or Web-based). Cite your sources. Bring in your own personal experiences, as applicable.

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Business Intelligence for Optimization and Decision Making 

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For this exam question, please describe a “message” from a particular communication technology(photography).  In other words, this time, you are writing about the *content* of the media as opposed to the actual medium.  For example, if you wrote about the printing press in Exam Question #5, this time you can write about how a particular printed item influenced individuals and society (e.g. The Bible, your favorite book, a magazine, etc…).  Another example, if you chose the camera to write about in Exam Question #5, you can now select a particular photograph that caught the attention of the general public and influenced people in some way. Please describe how this “message” influenced society as a whole and individual people.

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   A.    What does the term “public policy” mean to you?
   B.    Why do we need public policy?
   C.    What does “evidence-informed public policy” refer to?
   D.    What types of evidence are we referring to – give a couple of examples.
   
   2.    A.    What does the term “wellbeing” mean to you?
   B.    Does it make sense to think of “wellbeing” as the objective of public policy?
   C.    What specific challenges does “wellbeing” as a public policy objective raise for policy makers? Be specific.
   D.    Are these challenges surmountable? Briefly explain your answer.
   
   3.    A.    Why is it important to measure “wellbeing” if it is going to be the objective of public policy?
   B.    Give three alternative measures of wellbeing that have been suggested in the context of public policy.
   C.    What are their comparative advantages?
   D.    Which one of these do you prefer? Explain your answer. 
   
   4.    A.    Summarise three key messages (take-outs) you got from Kate Prickett’s lectures.
   B.    Summarise three key messages (take-outs) you got from Chelsey Reid’s lecture.
   C.    Why are these messages important for the design and implementation of public policy?
   D.    Which two take-outs would you prioritise in the next phase of New Zealand’s wellbeing policy? Briefly explain your answer.
   
   5.    A.    Why do we need cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in public policy?
   B.    What specific challenges arise when CBA is applied to public sector investments?
   C.    In general terms, what is the interface between CBA and wellbeing policy?
   D.    How are wellbeing considerations brought into the CBA in Treasury’s CBA(x) tool?
   
   6.    A.    What are some of the key differences and similarities between NZ and other countries in terms of the way they are approaching their wellbeing focused public policies? 
   B.    What can we learn from other countries in this context?
   C.    Which aspects of what other countries are doing impress you most? Explain.
   D.    What is your main concern about New Zealand’s public policy approach to wellbeing?
   
   7.    A.    What do we mean by “intergenerational wellbeing”? 
   B.    What is the relationship between “sustainability” and intergenerational wellbeing?
   C.    How does “systemic resilience” relate to sustainability – why do we need it – how does it add value?
   D.    Can you think of any institutions that were deliberately created to achieve/deliver various forms of systemic resilience or sustainability towards supporting intergenerational wellbeing – how do they contribute?
   
   8.    A.    Why are capital stocks such an integral part of New Zealand's Wellbeing Framework?
   B.    Are there any major categories of capital stocks missing from the standard list of four?
   C.    Identify 2-3 examples for each of the capital stock categories listed in the wellbeing framework.
   D.    What are the critical links / interfaces between a wellbeing-focused public policy and these capital stocks?
   
   9.    A.    What is the key message of Richard E Easterlin in the short piece: "Happiness or GDP?"
   B.    Do you agree? Explain your answer.
   C.    What have been the main drivers behind the gradual (re)float of "wellbeing" to the surface as a primary focus of public policy - in NZ as well as around the world? 
   D.    What are the pre-conditions for this new focus on wellbeing as a main objective of public policy "to stick" - i.e. to become the official goal of public policy?
   
   10.    A.    What is the essence of “Universal Basic Income” UBI as a public policy instrument?
   B.    What public policy issues / concerns is it intended to address?
   C.    How do these potentially relate to the wider "wellbeing" focus of public policy?
   D.    What are the main obstacles to it being applied broadly?

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Identify and evaluate five reasons for budgetary reform in the area of defense spending in the United States. Explain and assess the likelihood of success and benefits for such efforts. what limitations might you face? Evaluate the sources of your information for Bias. What were your findings and how would you reduce instances of Bias Reporting.