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U8A1-64 – t Tests

U8A1-64 – t Tests

See the Resources area for links to resources that you will use for this assignment:

• You will complete this assignment using the DAA Template.

• Read the SPSS Data Analysis Report Guidelines for a more complete understanding of the DAA Template and how to format and organize your assignment.

• Refer to the IBM SPSS Step-By-Step Guide: t Tests for additional information on using SPSS for this assignment.

• If necessary, review the Copy/Export Output Instructions to refresh your memory on how to perform these tasks. As with your previous assignments, your submission should be in narrative format with supporting statistical output (table and graphs) integrated into the narrative in the appropriate places (not all at the end of the document).  You will analyze the following variables in the grades.sav data set:

• gender

• gpa

Step 1: Write Section 1 of the DAA.

• Provide the context of the grades.sav data set.

• Include a definition of the specified variables (predictor, outcome) and corresponding scales of measurement.

• Specify the sample size of the data set.

Step 2: Write Section 2 of the DAA.

• Analyze the assumptions of the t test.

• Paste the SPSS histogram output for gpa and discuss your visual interpretations.

• Paste SPSS descriptives output showing skewness and kurtosis values for gpa and interpret them.

• Paste SPSS output for the Shapiro-Wilk test of gpa and interpret it.

• Report the results of the Levene test and interpret it.

• Summarize whether or not the assumptions of the t test are met.

Step 3: Write Section 3 of the DAA.

• Specify a research question related to gender and gpa.

• Articulate the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis.

• Specify the alpha level.

Step 4: Write Section 4 of the DAA.

• Paste the SPSS output of the t test.

• Report the results of the SPSS output using proper APA guidelines (refer to the Unit 8 Introduction and the "Results" example from the Warner text in Chapter 5). Include the following:

◦ t.

◦ Degrees of freedom.

◦ p value.

◦ Effect size.

◦ Interpretation of effect size.

◦ Means and standard deviations for each group.

◦ Mean difference.

◦ 95% confidence interval of the difference of sample means.

• Interpret the results against the null hypothesis.

Step 5: Write Section 5 of the DAA.

• Discuss the implications of this t test as it relates to the research question.

• Conclude with an analysis of the strengths and limitations of the t test.

Submit your DAA Template as an attached Word document in the assignment area.

Resources

t Tests Scoring Guide.

DAA Template.

SPSS Data Analysis Report Guidelines.

IBM SPSS Step-by-Step Guide: t Tests.

Copy/Export Output Instructions.

APA Style and Format

[u08s1] Unit 8 Study 1 – Readings

Use your IBM SPSS Statistics Step by Step text to complete the following:

• Read Chapter 11, "The t Test Procedure." This reading addresses the following topics:

◦ Independent samples t test.

◦ Paired samples t test.

◦ One-sample t test.

◦ Significance testing.

◦ SPSS commands.

◦ Reporting and interpreting SPSS output.

PSY Learners – Additional Required Readings

In addition to the other required study activities for this unit, PSY learners are required to read the following:

Delphin-Rittmon, M. E., Flanagan, E. H., Bellamy, C. D., Diaz, A., Johnson, K., Molta, V., & . . . Ortiz, J.

(2015). Learning from those we serve: Piloting a culture competence intervention co-developed by

university faculty and persons in recovery. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. doi:10.1037/prj0000155

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Business Finance – Operations Management

Q1. What competencies were you able to develop in researching and writing the course Comprehensive Project?

Q2. How did you leverage knowledge gained in the intellipath assignments (Units 1- 4) in completing the Comprehensive Project?

 Q3. How will these competencies and knowledge support your career advancement in management?  

 Q4. What are the important elements of strategy? 

Q5. Why?

Q6. What issues may arise if your do not identify all the potential disadvantages of your plan?  

Q7. Why is it crucial to provide both proactive (during the implementation) and reactive (after completing the implementation) feedback to management?

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International finanace

One of the best ways to learn the broad concepts presented in this course is to put yourself in the position of an MNC manager or board member and apply the concepts to financial decisions. Although board members normally do not make the decisions discussed here, they must have the conceptual skills to monitor the policies that are implemented by the MNC’s managers. Thus, they must frequently consider what they would do if they were making the managerial decisions or setting corporate policies.

 

This exercise is based on a business that you could easily create: a business that teaches individuals in a non-Australian country to speak English. Although this business is very basic, it still requires the same types of decisions faced by large MNCs.

Assume that you live in Australia and invest A$60,000 to establish a language school called Bell Beijing in Beijing, China. You set up a small subsidiary in China with an office and an attached classroom that you lease. You hire local individuals who can speak English and teach it to others. Your school offers two types of courses: a one-month structured course in English and a one-week intensive course for individuals who already know English but want to improve their skills before visiting Australia. You advertise both types of teaching services in local newspapers.

 

All revenue and expenses associated with your business are denominated in Chinese yuan. Your subsidiary sends most of the profits from the business in China to you at the end of each month. Although your expenses are fairly stable, your revenue varies with the number of clients who sign up for the courses in China.

Questions for Week 4 Presentation

1. Compare and discuss the advantage and disadvantage of the exchange rate systems in place in Australia and China. How does the exchange rate system in China impact your business?

2. Explain how you would bring back profits from your business back to Australia and briefly discuss the tax implication (both China and Australia) on your profit, if any.

3. Assuming that there is a repeat of the Asia Financial Crisis that took place in the late 1990s and currency across Asia is fast depreciating.

A) Explain what is likely to happen to the Chinese Yuan in light of the exchange rate system in place in China. How would the People’s Bank of China (PBC – Central Bank of China) likely react to the crisis and how does this impact your business? Focus your answer solely on the impact of the PBC action on the exchange rate of the Yuan.

B) Given that China is a large importer of commodity products from Australia, how would the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) likely to react if the Yuan depreciates significantly? How would this likely to affect the profit from your business in China?

 

Your business is now growing fast and you are interested to open more tuition centers around other parts of Beijing and even in other Chinese Cities.

4. If you pursue this idea, explain how financial markets could help you finance the growth of your business. Explain which of the financial instruments / market are most accessible to you and what are the most likely options you can consider.

5. Which currency are you likely to raise funding in? Explain what are the advantages and disadvantages of your choice.

6. Assuming that you have decided on raising AUD to fund the growth of your business in China through a local (Australian bank) loan. The bank has expressed concerns that you may have trouble in the future in servicing the loan payments should the Yuan depreciates against the AUD. What contracts or instruments can you enter into with the banks to help mitigate this concern? Explain how such instrument works in the financial market.

7. What are other ways you can grow your business should you encounter problems in raising the necessary capital to fund your expansion? Explain your options and compare and contrast the merits of each options.

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U7D1-64 – Various Forms of the t Test

U7D1-64 – Various Forms of the t Test

In what research situations should the paired samples t test be used rather than the independent samples t test?

Unit 7 -t Tests: Theory and Logic

Reference

Warner, R. M. (2013). Applied statistics: From bivariate through multivariate techniques (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

OBJECTIVES

To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:

1. Evaluate research situations using the t test.

2. Identify the assumptions of the independent samples t test.

3. Analyze hypothesis testing for the t test.

4. Understand effect sizes for the t test.

5. Analyze two calculations of the t test and when they are reported.

[u07s1] Unit 7 Study 1- Readings

Use your Warner text, Applied Statistics: From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques , to complete the following:

• Read Chapter 5, "Comparing Group Means Using the Independent Samples t Test," pages 185–218.

This reading addresses the following topics:

◦ Research situations using the independent samples t test.

◦ t-test assumptions.

◦ Factors affecting the size of the t ratio.

◦ Effect sizes.

SOE Learners – Suggested Readings

Stone, E. (2010). t test, independent samples. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of research design (pp. 1552–1556). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. doi:10.4135/9781412961288.n475

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Annotated Bibliography

As part of the preparation for your Capstone project, you will be required to do an extensive literature review.

For  this assignment, using the Capella library, complete an annotated  bibliography of five scholarly resources. You annotations should be  related to your chosen topic.

Annotated Bibliography

As part of the preparation for your Capstone project, you will be required to do an extensive literature review.

For  this assignment, using the Capella library, complete an annotated  bibliography of five scholarly resources. You annotations should be  related to your chosen topic.

Government Involvement

Read the following articles about the water pollution crisis in Flint, Michigan:

Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Complete the following:

Put together an action plan that will help improve its corporate social responsibility efforts and pay more attention to environmental ethics.
In your action plan, do the following:
Identify all of the stakeholders in the water crisis, and list specific steps the city leadership can take to improve their image and restore public trust.  
Apply corporate social responsibility and environmental ethics in your paper.
Your paper must be in APA format.

References

Bernstein, L., & Dennis, B. (2016, July 29). Six Michigan employees charged with misconduct in Flint water crisis. The Washington Post. Retrieved from the Regional Business News (Ebsco) database in the CEC Library.

Cama, T. (2016, March 24). Michigan task force blames state government for Flint water crisis. The Hill, 23(30), 13. Retrieved from the Masterfile (Ebsco) database in the CEC Library.

CNN Library. (2017, February 2). Flint water crisis fast facts. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/flint-water-crisis-fast-facts/

Snyder, B. (2016). Michigan's governor just apologized for the Flint water crisis. Fortune.com. Retrieved from the Business Source Complete with Datamonitor (Ebsco) database in the CEC Library.

Thompson, B. (2016, April 20). Michigan judge authorizes first round of criminal charges in Flint water crisis. Christian Science Monitor, n.p. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) database in the CEC Library.

The United States: Remarks by the president after meeting with federal responders on the Flint, Michigan water crisis-food bank of Eastern Michigan-Flint, Michigan. 

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Assignment 3: Two Entrepreneurial Titans – Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick

Assignment 3: Two Entrepreneurial Titans – Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick Due Week 8 and worth 200 points

In order to complete this assignment, refer to the Case Study titled “Two Entrepreneurial Titans – Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick” found in Chapter 10 of your Reeves textbook.

Based on the Case Study, write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Compare and contrast three (3) aspects of both Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick as managers and as leaders. Next, give your opinion as to who you believe is the better manager and leader. Justify your response.

2. Analyze the significance of Ash and Roddick’s achievements on women leadership during their respective eras. Next, give your opinion as to what you believe were each woman’s greatest accomplishments. Justify your response.

3. Analyze the following quote from Mary Kay Ash and suggest three (3) ways it is relevant to a successful business: "People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps." Provide support for your response.

4. Evaluate the importance of one (1) of the following quotes from Anita Roddick, and speculate about two (2) lessons managers can learn from it:

a. “For me, campaigning and good business is also about putting forward solutions, not just opposing destructive practices or human rights abuses."

b. "If you think you are too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito."

5. Examine both Ash’s and Roddick’s leadership styles. Next, select either Ash or Roddick, and specify whether or not you would emulate her style if you were in her position. Provide a rationale for your response.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Explain how women can prepare themselves to be leaders.

· Evaluate trends that shape the development of women leaders.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in women leadership.

· Write clearly and concisely about women in leadership using proper writing mechanics.

Case Study 1: Two Entrepreneurial Titans – Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick

Arguably, no one embodies female entrepreneurship as fully as Mary Kay Ash, the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics. The initial catalyst for starting Mary Kay Cosmetics was Ash’s frustration with corporate life; when she was the National Director of Sales at World Gift Co., a direct sales company, she was passed over for promotion in favor of a male employee who she had trained. Dispirited, Ash quit World Gift and decided to take her personal savings of $5,000 to start Mary Kay Cosmetics. In 1963, she opened a storefront in Dallas, Texas, with her flagship product – a skin cream. (She had purchased the rights to it from the Heath family for $500.) Her motivation to become an entrepreneur was both personal and economic; she wanted to make money, be her own boss, not be limited by corporate politics, and create opportunities for other women. Within six to eight years, some women in the company earned over $100,000 per year. In 1964, the first annual Mary Kay convention was held in Dallas, where 200 women celebrated the company, its success, and their own. The company grew rapidly between 1974 and 1979; sales tripled and profits doubled.

Ash’s business concept was to offer skincare products through a direct sales force of independent “beauty consultants.” These sales consultants earned commissions from selling products. In 1981, direct selling was a $7.5 billion industry and was popular among women because they could work as much or as little as they wanted to. In the early days of the company, sales consultants sold the products through home beauty demonstrations. Today, in addition to product “parties” in the home, sales consultants sell through the Internet and in their workplaces, if they hold other jobs. The business model was very profitable because overhead cost were kept low (sales consultants worked from home and were not paid salaries). Mary Kay was known for her flamboyance and motivational strategies. Having spent 25 years in direct sales, she knew that recognition and rewards were important to salespeople. The annual Mary Kay conventions became legendary as a way to motivate and reward top saleswomen; pink Cadillacs, luxury vacations, and jewelry were awarded to top performers. In addition to motivating employees through these incentives, Ash provided career paths for women sales consultants. As women brought others into the company, they received higher commissions and could become eligible for higher-level jobs such as sales director, senior sales director, and national director.

Although Mary Kay Ash died in 2001, the company continues with her son at the helm. Today, it does business in 35 markets on five continents, and in 2008 had sales revenues of $2.6 billion. Much of its business is in emerging markets such as China (its second-largest market behind the US), Latin American countries, India, and Eastern Europe. Its product line has expanded greatly (make-up and toiletries have been added) and it now offers products for men such as face soap, shaving foam, and sunscreen. Manufacturing facilities are located in China and Dallas, and distribution centers are in many large cities in the US.

Like Mary Kay, Anita Roddick chose a product category she was familiar with – cosmetics and skincare. She founded The Body Shop, a company producing and retailing beauty products. The company was one of the first to focus on ethical sourcing of materials and fair trade with developing countries. It was also one of the first companies to prohibit animal testing of its products.

Roddick started a business with the aim of providing an income for herself and her two daughters. (Her husband, Gordon Roddick, was in South America for an extended period.) With inspiration from a small cosmetic store in San Francisco selling natural products, she decided to provide a limited number of quality skincare products in refillable containers and in small, sample sizes. After 15 different skin products were created in her garage, she opened her first shop in Brighton, England, in 1976 with a bank loan of £4,000. In the early days of her venture, her aim was to bring in £300 a week, just enough for her family to live on. With the success of the first store, a second store was opened six months later. Soon, every high street (shopping district) of every town in England had a Body Shop. The brand became widely recognized and synonymous with natural products.

Roddick was motivated by both financial security and political activism. She wanted to run an honorable business that did not establish hierarchies, but treated individuals equally. She was also interested in starting a business that furthered her activism. During her life, she had been involved in several causes including animal rights, environmentalism, anti-war protests, and defending human rights.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the company over-expanded, more competition entered the market – especially with availability of products online – and a recession hit in 2000. The Body Shop’s profits declined dramatically and it was sold to L’Oreal in 2006, about a year after Anita Roddick died. Today the company sells make-up, skincare products, shampoos, bath products, and fragrances, and operates in over 2,300 stores in 61 countries across the world.

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U7D2-24 – The Impact of Current Issues on Personnel Management

U7D2-24  – The Impact of Current Issues on Personnel Management

Search the literature to:

1. Analyze current issues experienced by public service employees impacting efficient personnel management practices. 

2. How are these issues addressed and what is the theory driving this approach?

Unit 7 – Paradoxes of Democracy and Motivation

INTRODUCTION

In this unit, you will delve into what for many human resources managers are some uncomfortable topics. Among the sex, race, religion, gender, and age topics, gender is a frequent cause of issues that have paradoxes that are difficult to approach with hard and fast rules (Hays, Kearney, & Coggburn, 2009). A woman, for example, may sometimes be forced to choose between her family and work if there is not an appreciation of the needs she may have to deal with. The balance between freedom of the individual and absenteeism at work is complex.

A special problem in public institutions concerns micromanagement from public figures. In this unit, you will gain an appreciation of this problem through a case study of the Columbia disaster. Micromanagement is not a simple problem, and you may need to review your understanding of dealing with pressures when you look into your feelings on resisting inappropriate micromanagement that compromises your integrity and that of your organization.

Hays, S. W., Kearney, R. C., & Coggburn, J. D. (2009). Public human resource management: Problems and prospects (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press.

OBJECTIVES

To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:

1. Describe the value that a public service culture brings to a public organization.

2. Explore issues such as family obligations or health problems that can be problematic to maintaining efficient personnel management practices.

[u07s1] Unit 7 Study 1 – Readings

Use the Research Library to read the following:

• Hoogland deHoog, R. (2015). Collaborations and partnerships across sectors: Preparing the next generation for governance. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 21(3), 401–416.

• Marino, M. (2005). Understanding the importance of job descriptions: How to put them in writing.  Public Relations Tactics, 12(2), 26.

• Parrish, D. E., Harris, D., & Pritzker, S. (2013). Assessment of a service provider self-study method to promote interorganizational and community collaboration. Social Work, 58(4), 354–364.

• Patton, M. T. (2013). Avoiding common job description mistakes. AMT Events, 30(3), 142–144.

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Government Involvement

Read the following articles about the water pollution crisis in Flint, Michigan:

Complete the following:

  • Put together an action plan that will help improve its corporate social responsibility efforts and pay more attention to environmental ethics.
  • In your action plan, do the following:
    • Identify all of the stakeholders in the water crisis, and list specific steps the city leadership can take to improve their image and restore public trust.  
  • Apply corporate social responsibility and environmental ethics in your paper.

Your paper must be in APA format.

 

References

Bernstein, L., & Dennis, B. (2016, July 29). Six Michigan employees charged with misconduct in Flint water crisis. The Washington Post. Retrieved from the Regional Business News (Ebsco) database in the CEC Library.

Cama, T. (2016, March 24). Michigan task force blames state government for Flint water crisis. The Hill, 23(30), 13. Retrieved from the Masterfile (Ebsco) database in the CEC Library.

CNN Library. (2017, February 2). Flint water crisis fast facts. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/flint-water-crisis-fast-facts/

Snyder, B. (2016). Michigan's governor just apologized for the Flint water crisis. Fortune.com. Retrieved from the Business Source Complete with Datamonitor (Ebsco) database in the CEC Library.

Thompson, B. (2016, April 20). Michigan judge authorizes first round of criminal charges in Flint water crisis. Christian Science Monitor, n.p. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) database in the CEC Library.

The United States: Remarks by the president after meeting with federal responders on the Flint, Michigan water crisis-food bank of Eastern Michigan-Flint, Michigan. (2016, May 06). Asia News Monitor. Bangkok, Thailand. Retrieved from the ABI Inform Collection (Proquest) database in the CEC Library.

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