Category: Business and Management

you’re essentially pulling together
all the pieces from Milestones 1, 2, and 3 (along with some other things that
were not in the milestones ) I will attached the mileastons. 
You’ll compile your research on the
organization, the SWOT analysis, and the impact of the chosen operations trend.
Add in your recommendations for continuous improvement and sustainability.
Package it all in a polished
business report format, using the outline below. This is your chance to show
off a comprehensive understanding of how current trends in operations
management can really influence an organization. 
please make sure you follow the templet. 

Instructions
Ethics spans a large spectrum in our business world.  Healthcare has gained a great deal of discussion and importance. Both developed and developing countries are facing healthcare affordability. Businesses are faced with tough questions and the rising costs of healthcare to offer employees. Some businesses have reduced healthcare packages or dropped coverage to employees altogether. Global healthcare is a rising problem.  Please read the topic “Healthcare” on pages 267 & 268 in your textbook.  
Companies around the world are getting into ethical and legal trouble due to this question: Is healthcare a right or a privilege?  
Choose one of the questions below and elaborate on your response in the discussion. When responding to your peers, keep ethical conduct in mind. Since this is a personal issue, emotions may be involved. 
Question 1: 
Healthcare protects life; it is a fundamental right and should be provided by the government. Why or why not?  
Question 2: 
Healthcare is a privilege and due to high costs should not be provided by the government. Why or why not?  
Health Care (Pages 267 & 268)
Another ethical issue gaining in importance is health care. Globally, a billion people lack access to health care systems, and about 7.5 million children under the age of five die from malnutrition and preventable diseases each year. As a result, global concern about the priorities of pharmaceutical companies is on the rise. This ethical dilemma involves profits versus health care. Those who believe pharmaceutical companies are inherently unethical suggest the quest for profits led these companies to research drugs aimed at markets that can afford luxuries, such as cures for baldness or impotence, rather than focusing on cures for widespread deadly diseases like malaria, HIV, and AIDS.
Patents are another challenging issue. Since patents give pharmaceutical companies exclusive rights to their products for a certain period, the companies can charge higher prices—prices those in emerging economies cannot often afford. This has led to disputes not only between health care activists and pharmaceutical companies but also between countries. For instance, Brazil and South Africa are considering reform that would make pharmaceuticals cheaper, while Eli Lilly filed a lawsuit against Canada claiming that the country’s compliance in letting rivals sell copies of its medicines violates the North American Free Trade Agreement.Pharmaceutical companies such as Eli Lilly argue that high prices are needed to recoup the costs of creating the drugs, and without profits their companies would not be able to function. Another argument is that since other firms are allowed to patent their products, pharmaceutical companies should be allowed the same privileges. Yet when the issue is one of life or death, businesses must find ways to balance profitability with human need.
A related issue affecting both developing and developed countries is the affordability of health care. Rising health care costs continue to pose a critical challenge, particularly in the United States. Studies have revealed that the United States spends more per capita on health care than other industrialized countries—but with-out better results for the investment. Prices of health care products and procedures can vary greatly within the country. When health care becomes too costly, businesses tend to either drop health care packages offered to employees or downgrade to less expensive—and less inclusive—packages. For instance, some unions, companies, and insurers have begun dropping mental health care plans due to a law that states mental health care, if offered, must be as “robust” as the rest of the medical benefits. Rather than offer the more costly mental health benefits, some companies are choosing to drop them entirely.  Global health care fraud is a serious ethics issue, costing businesses and governments millions and depriving individuals of funds needed for critical care. One estimate places the losses from global health care fraud and error at S487 billion annually. Fraud includes providing less medicine in packages for the same price, filing false Medicare claims, and providing kickbacks for referrals, and fraud can be committed by individuals, companies, doctors, and pharmacists. A doctor, pharmacist, and marketer were convicted of health care fraud in the form of false billing and the diversion of drugs. The pharmacist bribed doctors to prescribe expensive prescriptions bought from his pharmacies. Prescriptions were also billed to Medicare and Medicaid that were never dispensed to the patients but were instead sold on the street.
The fundamental issue leading some businesses into ethical and legal trouble around the world is the question of whether health care is a right or a privilege. Many people in the United States see health care as a privilege, not a right; thus, it is the responsibility of individuals to provide for themselves. People in other countries, such as Germany, consider it a right. German employees have been guaranteed access to high-quality, comprehensive health care since 1883. Many countries believe health care is important because it increases productivity; therefore, governments should provide it. As health care costs continue to increase, the burden for providing it falls on companies, countries, employees, or all three.

Preparations  – Think of a ‘leader’ that has influenced you the most. This leader might be from your work, family or childhood.  Or the leader might be a public or historical figure. This leader could be ‘inspirational’ or someone you consider ‘toxic.’ 
Directions – Read chapter 13 on Leaders and Followers and view the slides. You will need to apply what you have learned about Followers to complete this assignment.  Select your leader,  and complete the answers below. It is helpful to think of specific examples in order to complete the questions.
Questions –
1) Who was your leader?
Were they a Formal or Informal leader?  Designated or Emergent? What social influence or source of power did they possess? (no need to explain these terms; just incorporate the answer into your text)
What do you do or how do you think differently because of this leader?  
2) Read about “Followers” in your chapter.  ( A must-read to answer this question correctly) : 
Answer: As the follower, what needs did your leader fulfill in you? 

Please follow pages one by one as they are numbered, and please follow instructions as per guidance. Thank you

Different cultural perspectives of a region can impact several aspects of a company’s global business operations. This week, in Readings & Resources, you review an article on business strategy and international culture (Global Business Strategies for Respond to Cultural Differences).
Instructions: 
In a 650-700 content words paper, what are the four strategies discussed and how does international culture play a part in each of the different models presented?

Please include the following questions in Part 3:
Describe with research support at least three potential legal or ethical issues related to the use of the AI or AIRs discussed for your selected company and include at least one illustrative example for each issue.
Recommend a point of further AI research for your selected business.
Write a conclusion that summarizes your paper and includes the potential implications of AI for your selected business in the next 20 years or so.
This assignment requires you to compile Parts 1, 2, and 3 into one document, which will be your final report on the use and potential use of AI or AIRs in your selected company. Do not just paste the material from weeks 3 and 5 into the final paper. Make necessary edits  and rewrite a cohesive single paper adding the final questions above.
A suggested outline is provided for this final paper with other help sources below. Your final report should be 2600-3000 content words, not including title page or references. 
APA7 format is required. The APA Sample Student Paper shows  you how to use in text citations and format the Reference list.

Please correct the items on the Excel sheet feedback was provided. Also, please provide calculations within essay answers. I’ve shared all the materials and instructions below.

Research a subset of underrepresented job seekers. You can select any from the list included in Chapter 3 of the e-text, or you can choose another group, provided you can make a case from why that group fits the definition of an underrepresented community. Provide thoughtful context around for why this group lacks representation, some of the specific challenges faced by this group in gaining employment or career advancement and explain what steps companies can or should be taking to engage with this community. Real-world examples of companies advancing these goals are encouraged.
Your paper should be 5-7 pages long, not including a cover and references page, and must include at least 5 scholarly/peer reviewed, academic, government, or legal references.

Description
Assignment Details:
Customer service professionals spend a lot of time talking and engaging with customers.
Listening plays a vital role during a conversation with customers. Through listening, customers are able to express their experiences with the company’s products and services and have their voices heard.
It is important for customer service professionals to get a clear picture of the customers’ needs so that they can find the right way to assist. However, sometimes, it is hard for both sides to understand what the other is trying to convey.
Read the following article to learn more about the importance of listening in customer service:
Strategies for Effective Listening    https://opentextbc.ca/workinginfoodserviceindustry/chapter/strategies-for-effective-communication/
Think about an experience you had in your personal life where poor listening created a problem. Download this assignment template, and then in a 3–5-page paper, answer the following questions:
What caused the listening breakdown?
What could you have done or said differently to resolve the situation?
What can customer service professionals do to practice good listening skills?
Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your textbook and all course resources.

Situation:
This week, the HSS RASPMOS Program Manager expects you to deliver to HSS an Integrated Paper on the PMO as a Consulting Organization.
Assignment:
A description of what an Integrated Paper is, and how to write one, is provided in the Course Project folder. After you have carefully read this description, use all you have learned from your previous courses, your study of the course materials, and your discussions with your classmates about the PMO as a Consulting Organization to write an Integrated Paper on the PMO as a Consulting Organization.
Expectations:
– 3-4 pages
– connect assignment to the project
– Refer to previous feedback to make this paper good.
– peer reviewed references