Case 1

Janice Carlson had always seen herself as an ethical person. She took pride in always telling the truth, even when doing so was uncomfortable. She also insisted that those she supervised at Comstock Engineering Company (CEC) do the same. Carlson frequently admonished her employees to be straight with her. She was fond of saying, I can accept mistakes. They happen. I can even overlook an occasional bad day. But I will not put up with lying. Close friends knew that Carlsons distaste for lying grew out of an unhappy marriage she had endured for years with a husband who lied to her as a matter of course. When she could take her husbands dishonesty no more, Carlson had filed for divorce.

Her commitment to honesty is why Carlson now feels, as she quietly admits to herself, lower than a snake in the grass. What makes things even worse is that this is a day on which Carlson should be overjoyed. After 15 years of loyal and effective service to CEC, several of which were spent as the only female engineer in the company, Carlson has just been promoted to director of the civil engineering department. Her promotion means a substantial salary increase, and Carlson needs it. Her daughter has just started college at a private institution. It is an excellent school, but the tuition rate is sky high, and her ex-husband, true to form, has refused to help. Why, then, on this day of all days does Carlson feel so bad? The answer is simple: She got the promotion because she lied.

The process for selecting CECs new director of civil engineering had been difficult. The competition had been especially tough. One of Carlsons long time colleagues and friends had also been a leading candidate. Since Carlson and her friend were equally qualified and equally experienced, the ultimate selection had come down to solving a complex engineering problem developed by the outgoing director, who was retiring.

A couple of days before the candidates were scheduled to take the promotion test, Carlson had gone to the directors office to return a file she had borrowed. The problem she would have to solve on the promotion test was on the directors desk. The director was out of the office for the day. Carlson saw the problem and knew immediately what it was. She started to turn away but felt herself drawn to it. Almost without realizing what she was doing, Carlson leaned over the directors desk and looked at the solution. It was a really tough problem.

When the two candidates had completed the test, Carlsons friend and colleague asked how she had done. I think I solved it was her response. Not me, said her friend. That was the trickiest engineering problem Ive ever seen. Ive heard that the director had this really complicated problem that no one has ever been able to solve, except him, of course. I dont suppose you had ever seen this problem before, had you? Janice Carlson could not look her friend in the eye when she said, No. Ive heard about it, too. But that was the first time I had ever seen it. I guess I just got lucky. Her friend had smiled and held out his hand, saying, Anyway, congratulations. It looks like you get the promotion.

Carlson is a person who prides herself on honesty, but in this case, her personal interest overcame her commitment to the truth. On the one hand, she needs the promotion in order to help pay her daughters college costs. On the other hand, the way she received it was dishonest. Put yourself in Carlsons shoes. What would you have done?

Now that you are exploring Africa on your next continental adventure for Religious News, you will come across many religious practices.

The use of websites by companies, both large and small, has evolved from an optional feature to a required component of business. Research two websitesone of which you feel is effectively reaching its customers and another that is not. For this website analysis case study, compile an eight- to 10-slide PowerPoint that includes your rationale from a consumer buying perspective. The presentation should include a minimum of five concepts learned in this unit (e.g., perception, personality, and motivation). Conclude the presentation with your perspective on how the ineffective website might improve to better reach its target market.

Choose one of the following programs to discuss: Medicare, or payroll deduction (railroad, interstate, federal programs). Write a 1,000- to 1,200 that covers the following historical changes:

1. Discuss the historical perspective, demand, and creation of the program.
2. Explain the background, benefits, who was covered, and the challenges involved in creating the program.
3. Describe how your program impacts the lack of price transparency and quality today.
4. Explain the changes in pricing and transparency over the course of your selected program.

Include three scholarly sources, including your textbook:

Essentials of Health Policy and Law

Wilensky, S. E., & Tietelbaum, J. B., (2020). Essentials of health policy and law (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. 

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 A low-cost price leader could enforce its leadership through implied threats to a rival by increasing production at a lower operating cost. Let’s say a manufacturer can increase it’s output by 40% while only increasing operating costs by 10%. The low-cost price leader could then say they have the ability to over saturate the market with their product while still keeping a lower price. This would be most effective in a oligopoly, where the competition is limited and the market is shared. An example of an oligopoly would be your local cable companies, where in this example one company could build up infrastructure to support a larger area allowing them to bring in more customers. If the company can bring in more customers while keeping operating costs roughly the same, they can keep the price low and take over the market. Using the knowledge of being able to expand while keeping prices low, that cable company can prevent other companies from lowering prices in competitive areas with vague threats of expansion with superior service and lowers costs. 

HCOs Board

Identify the various committees of a HCO (Health Care Organization) board and evaluate the function of each committee. Please first read (2011, February) and then discuss the Joint Commission requirement: Joint Commission requires that medical staff members to be eligible for full membership on the hospital boardbut does not mandate that any medical staff officer or other physician be a voting or nonvoting board member.

• Your assignment should be addressed in a 2- to 3-page document.

• Research several hospitals of your choice and identify how many Board members are on the Board and their length of appointment.
• As Boards are prohibited from managing, discuss the major duty of a Board. By what mechanism does a board understand the status of the hospital financially and operationally?
• What did the Saberness-Oxley Act demand of Boards and why?
• What is D/O (Directors/Officers) insurance and why is it needed?

Sarbanes Oxley101. (2017) Welcome to Sarbanes Oxley 101. Retrieved from:
http://www.sarbanes-oxley-101.com

Merino, B. D., Mayper, A. G., & Tolleson, T. D. (2010). Neoliberalism, deregulation and sarbanes-oxley. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 23(6), 774-792. doi:http://dx.doi.org.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/10.1108/09513571011065871

Please make sure that it is your own . Please watch out for spelling and grammar errors. Please read the study guide. Please use the APA 7th edition.

Book Reference:Fox, J. (2017). Using the R Commander: A point-and-click interface for R. CRC Press. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781498741934

Provide an example of how multiple regression could be used within your potential field of study for your dissertation. Please make sure you address the purpose of regression and the type of results you would obtain. Also please discuss the assumptions that need to be met to use this type of analysis. Your EOSA modules discuss this. Make sure you explain each of the variables and why they would be relevant.

Also, how will you apply the concepts used in this course?

Conduct research using the CSU Online Library and find at least two articles on handling project conflict management. In your paper, identify the different styles you found in your research, and compare and contrast each style. Identify either low, medium, or high for concern for self and concern for others in your paper. Also, include a synopsis of each article to include when appropriate for projects. See exhibit 13.11, attached to this question, for an example.

Be sure to use APA format and cite your work. Your paper should be at least three pages in length and will include a title and reference page which are not included in the page count.

Textbook:

Kloppenborg, T. (2015). Contemporary project management (3rd ed.). Cengage Learning.  

The Revenge of Nature had lasting impacts on the societies of the 14th and 15th centuries.  Examine these impacts on society and how it can be compared to the impact of nature during the time of COVID 19. Three pages in length.  3 supporting outside sources. APA format