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For this assignment, you are to create a PowerPoint presentation to present to your client that addresses the following points:

After reading the text and watching the videos, describe the people, practices, and approaches that serve as catalysts for innovation (the book describes people as the catalysts, but for this assignment, you should list anything you find in the readings that spark and encourage innovation). List three catalysts and briefly explain each.

Then describe what can limit or destroy innovation in an organization. Be sure to cite from where you find your ideas, and make sure the text is one of your sources. Note that destroyers (not disrupters) or inhibitors keep innovation from happening in an organization. List three limiters/destroyers and briefly explain each.

Create a plan for how your client can promote innovation while addressing those behaviors, policies, and practices that destroy innovation. Add the plan to your presentation. 

Finally, briefly describe disruptive innovation and provide an example. Then, think of a disruptive innovation for your client and describe it in your presentation. 

Your last slide should include a list of references including any course materials you used. 

For this assignment you are required to sit down for a conversation with someone whose religious identity differs from your own (this means that if you identify as Christian, for example, you should find a conversation partner who does not identify as such). The purpose of this exercise is for you to engage with someone else in conversation. That means that you will not only ask questions, but you will hopefully answer questions about your own beliefs, as well.

Review the article for this activity, “Talking About Religion – How to Do It Right” (link in Required Resources), for some guidance on how to engage in conversations about religion before meeting with your partner. You may also wish to share this information with your partner.

In this exercise, you will listen to the ideas of someone who you identify as religiously “other.” You will share your own ideas and report on what you learned. This would include what you learned about your conversation partner’s beliefs, and how those beliefs compare to your own religious upbringing and/or current practice.

The report should give a description of the major topics of discussion and a detailed summary of what you learned. As part of your assignment you should include the following:

• Describe your conversation partner’s beliefs. Some things to consider include the following:
  • What are the material expressions of their tradition (statues, paintings, music, etc.)?
  • Do they see any conflict between the stated beliefs of their tradition and their own beliefs?
  • Based on your partner’s description, which theory of the origin of religions (Week 1) offers the best explanation for their approach to religion?
  • What challenges can your partner identify that their religious tradition faces in the modern world? Do they feel that their tradition is responding positively?
  • Is the tradition focused on belief (orthodoxy) or behavior (orthopraxis)?
  • Apply the 8 elements of religion from Week 1.
• Provide some cultural and historical context for the religious tradition of your conversation partner. (It is important that you do some research before you have your conversation so that you are able to ask informed questions that come from genuine interest.) Make sure you use citations in your discussion of what you learned from your research.
• Compare your partner’s beliefs and practices to your own religious upbringing and/or current practice. This is to be done in the report not as a debate with your partner.
• Conclude with your personal reaction to this experience and any additional questions that came up after your conversation. Be kind!

This is a formal academic paper so pay careful attention to the basics of writing a good English composition.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 1000-1200 words (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 1 scholarly source)

A formal, in-depth case analysis requires you to utilize the entire strategic-management process. Assume your group is a consulting team asked by Avon Corporation to analyze its external/internal environment and make strategic recommendations. You will be required to make exhibits/matrices to support your analysis and recommendations. The case analysis must encompass 10–12 pages plus the exhibits/matrices, cover page, and reference page. The cover page must include the company name, your group name, and the date of submission. The matrices must not be part of the analysis body but exhibits.

I’m only responsible for   

A list of alternative strategies, giving advantages and disadvantages for each; and

A recommendation of specific strategies and long-term objectives;

Assignment

Using the textbook “Budget tools: Financial methods in the public sector”. Second Edition by Greg G. Chen

Complete the following questions in the assignment section of Module 3 and 10. Assignments can be completed in Word documents and/or Excel spreadsheets.

Module 3: Page 26 Provide an answer, and then justify your answer (defend it!).  (I have included a spreadsheet below).

Module 10: page 82 Provide an answer, and then justify your answer (defend it!).

MODULE 3 QUESTIONS

1. The local government is running a flu vaccination program. Are the following costs fixed,

variable, or step costs?

(a) Costs of occupancy

(b) Costs of management

(c) Costs of part-time employee salaries based on service volume

(d) Costs of vaccine consumed

2. Clifftown’s Parks and Recreation Department is introducing a new summer program for

children in elementary school. Programming runs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through

Friday. The proposed camp is 10 weeks long and is planned for 50 children. Fixed costs, which

include equipment and facilities costs, are estimated at $5,000 for 10 weeks. The facilities and

equipment can accommodate up to 100 children per week, which is the maximum the department

is willing to enroll in any given session. There will be 5 camp counselors each week for the

50 children, at a total cost of $2,000 per week for the 5 counselors. The department is comfortable

with each counselor being responsible for 11 children. Any more than that and an additional

counselor will need to be hired. The camp will serve lunch and snacks on each weekday, at a

weekly cost of $15.

(a) Identify the fixed, step, and variable costs.

(b) What would be the cost of the program for 50 children?

(c) What would be the cost of the program for 75 children?

3. Desert Vista Homeless Campus provides shelter and breakfast to individuals in need. Local

governments and several nonprofit organizations provide financial assistance to the shelter and

require weekly reporting. Desert Vista’s current facility can hold a maximum of 300 people. The

base weekly cost to run the shelter is $1,500. The shelter also needs 3 cooks per 75 residents to

prepare a sufficient amount of food for breakfast. Cooks are paid a flat fee of $50 for each meal

prepared. Breakfast costs an average of $2 per meal to prepare, excluding staff costs.

(a) Identify the fixed, step, and variable costs.

(b) What is the cost incurred by the campus for 150 people over a 1-week period?

(c) What is the cost incurred by the campus for 200 people over a 1-week period?

MODULE 10 QUESTION

Find and compare the budget calendar of two jurisdictions of your choosing. (Hint: Often

the budget calendar can be found in an appendix of a published budget document.)

Required Textbook: Clear, T., Cole, G., & Reisig, M. (2013). American Corrections. (11th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth

Please read Chapter 12 and respond to the following Critical Thinking Questions. You will also respond to 2 of your peers:

How has fragmentation of corrections among federal, state, and local governments affected the quality of services for female officers? If they commit similar crimes, should women receive the same sentences as men do? How might the unequal treatment of male and female offenders be rationalized? Imagine that you are the administrator of women’s correctional center. What problems would you expect to encounter? How would you handle these problems? What parental rights should prisoners have? Should children be allowed to live in correctional facilities with their mothers? What problems would this practice create? How do the social structures of male and female correctional institutions differ? Why do you think they differ in these ways?

The first deadline for posting is Tuesday November 10th by 11:59 pm and the second deadline for responding to your classmates is Thursday afternoon by 12 pm. When responding to a student’s post, be sure to use and address the following:

Your responses should reach beyond a simple “I agree with what you are saying.” Please use the following to begin your post when responding to your peers:

“I learned from you that..”

“I appreciated how you explained….”

I expect everyone to participate and to also engage and encourage everyone. Please make an effort to respond to another student’s post if you find there are multiple responses to one student’s post. We want to respect everyone’s posting. Feel free to reach out to a student if you find their post difficult to follow or if it is limited in information. This is the purpose of the discussion post. We are aiming to learn and to also assist our peers.

For this assignment, we will be working to understand the impact of different working models on the perceived satisfaction of employees with regard to their work/life balance. Corporate goals often incentivize working longer hours and in more demanding roles. However, alternative models exist. Some businesses and countries are experimenting with shorter working weeks or changes to their corporate cultures.

Background

To further examine the issue, a team of researchers partnered with a number of companies to examine the impact of their corporate culture and the length of the working week on the overall satisfaction of employees with regard to their work/life balance. In the first phase of the study, the researchers conducted an assessment of each company’s culture by interviewing a number of employees about the responsibilities, challenges, and stress related to their work. The corporate culture was then rated as either relaxed or demanding by the researchers based upon a review of this information across all of the participating employees in the company.

The second stage of the study included an experiment with working weeks of different lengths. Prior to the experiment, all of these companies operated with conventional 5-day working weeks and standard hours. Each company was randomized to implement either a 3-day working week, a 4-day working week, or to maintain its conventional 5-day working week. The overall number of expected working hours was held in proportion to the working week (e.g. 8 hours per day for the number of days worked). Training was provided to the managers and the employees to set reasonable expectations for what should be accomplished in the shortened working weeks. The companies were monitored to ensure compliance with the schedule and the expectations. The study was conducted over a period of 6 weeks.

At the end of this period, consenting employees were given a survey that assessed their satisfaction with their balance of work and life. The answers were combined into an overall measure of satisfaction ranging from 0 to 100.

In this assignment, we will be working with the information provided to analyze the satisfaction scores and consider other possible implications of changes in the typical working conditions of companies.

Data

The data are available in the file work and life balance.csv.

For each consenting employee, information on their years of experience and whether they are a manager was collected. Data about each employee’s company was recorded, including its identifier, industry, and the assessment of its working culture. The company’s randomly assigned workweek was included, and each employee’s overall satisfaction score was recorded.

Instructions

Based upon the information above and the data provided, please answer the following questions. When numeric answers are requested, a few sentences of explanation should also be provided. Please show your code for any calculations performed.

Assessment

You will be assessed on the accuracy and thoughtfulness of your responses.

• Questions 1-20: 5 points apiece

Questions

1. What are the primary research questions of the study? State them clearly in plain language. Then briefly explain the importance of this investigation.
2. For each research question you mentioned above, describe how well the study is designed to evaluate the question.
3. What kind of statistical method could be employed to analyze the data and evaluate the research questions?
4. Fit your intended model and show a summary of its results. While you may include other variables, we will specifically exclude the company from the analysis because these effects would not generalize as well to the broader industries.
5. Explain the results of your model. Describe how the estimates relate to your research questions and any other notable findings.
6. Would variable interactions also play a role? If your research question includes multiple independent variables, then include pairwise interactions with them. If you think there is only one independent variable in the study, then create an interaction between that variable and other measured factors that you might consider relevant. Show the numeric results and comment on the interactions.
7. Are there other variables that would be helpful to measure? Is this even necessary? Explain your answer and reasoning.
8. What if we wanted to compare all of the average satisfaction scores in the three groups of working weeks? For this analysis, you may ignore the other variables. Show the results of a statistical test to simultaneously evaluate the difference in satisfaction for all of the pairs of possible working weeks. Comment on the results.
9. Now conduct separate tests of whether a shorter working schedule increases satisfaction for each pair of schedules. Which of these results would remain significant with a Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons? Show the p-values for the t-tests, the corrected threshold for a 0.05 significance level, and whether the differences remain significant after the adjustment.
10. Do you think the 6 week time frame is an appropriate length to investigate the effect of changes in the working schedule on the satisfaction of work/life balance? Explain why or why not.
11. Now the researchers would like to build upon the work of the first experiment they conducted. In the comments on the surveys, a sizable number of the employees in the first study noted that they did not get enough sleep with a 5-day working week. Anecdotally, those working the shorter weeks during the experiment frequently mentioned the benefit of getting enough rest.
    With this in mind, the researchers would like your help in planning their next experiment. They would once again like to randomize companies to shorter working weeks. Based on the feedback of the previous experiment, a 3-day working week would not be very practical for the companies, while 4 days seemed more actionable. Comparing the amount of sleep of employees with 4-day schedules to the amount of sleep of those with 5-day schedules, how would you conduct the experiment to answer this question? State a research question, comment on the operational designs, and describe the type of data you would gather.
12. What kind of statistical test would be appropriate for your research question? Provide sufficient details on all of the choices you would make.
13. What kind of improvement in nightly sleeping times would you consider meaningful for the average employee? Explain your reasoning.
14. The researchers are hoping to sample approximately 200 employees for the study, roughly divided into two groups of 100. What would be the power of your proposed statistical test in this scenario? Use your suggested effect size from the previous question in units of hours and a significance level of 0.05. For now, assume that the standard error of mean sleeping times is 1 hour. Produce a numeric answer and then comment on the results.
15. It may be difficult to convince companies to consider a 4-day working week and to convince employees to provide you with their records of sleep. How would these results change if you could only get 30 employees in the 4-day working week? Assume that the other inputs from the previous question will be used. Calculate the power and comment on the results, along with the differences from the previous question.
16. Assuming that we hold the other inputs fixed from the previous 2 questions, what sample size would be needed in the 4-day working week group to achieve a power of 0.9? Make sure to round your answer up to a whole number.
17. Describe the trade-offs between power and sample size in this setting. Including considerations of the statistical issues along with the practical aspects of running the experiment.
18. In our earlier analyses, we had assumed that the standard error of mean sleeping times was 1 hour. What if this assumption is incorrect? For now, you may consider an experiment with 100 sampled employees in each treatment group and a significance level of 0.05. Describe how the power changes if our assumption is wrong in each direction.
19. The original experiment studied 3 different levels of working weeks (3, 4, and 5 days per week) and 2 levels of corporate culture (relaxed and demanding). Suppose we could randomize 100 employees into each combination of a working week and a corporate culture. We would like to study the differences in mean nightly sleeping time across these groups using a two-way ANOVA model while planning for a power of 0.8 using a significance level of 0.05. Under these circumstances, what kind of effect size could be detected? Convert the calculated effect size into minutes under an assumption that the standard error is 1 hour.
20. Taking into account your analyses and statistical planning, what kind of recommendations would you make to the companies in order to help them to improve the satisfaction of their employees with regard to work/life balance?

Submission

Please turn in the following files:

• Output file showing your code, answers, and explanations (.html file).
• Source code (.Rmd file)

Please do not compress or zip these files.

This week’s assignment is STEP 2 – Project Purpose Statement, Background & Significance and PICOt Formatted Clinical Project Question.

The student will answer the items below in a Word doc and submit to the assignment link.

1. Provide a title that conveys or describes the assignment.
2. Project Purpose Statement – Provide a declarative sentence or two which summarizes the specific topic and goals of the project.
3. Background and Significance – State the importance of the problem and emphasize what is innovative about your proposed project. Discuss the potential impact of your project on your anticipated results to the betterment of health and/or health outcomes.
4. PICOt formatted Clinical Project Questions – Provide the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Expected Outcomes and timeframe for the proposed project.
5. References – Cite references using APA 7th ed format.
6. 5 pages.

my PICO formatted project question is Question: On a medical-surgical hospital unit (P), how does implementing hourly nursing rounding (I), compared to no scheduled rounding (C), affect patient safety (O), within 6 months of implementing (T)?

This assignment seeks to integrate the course concepts found in the textbook Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 10 edition by Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, and Alan J Marcus and integrate them with Biblical concepts. More specifically, you will write an essay describing how the Bible is related to the topics covered in the course. 

Instructions

Below are the specifics requirements for this assignment:

· The essay must be at least 1,500 words and include a clear integration of the Bible in relation to a course topic,

· You must use at least 2 scholarly sources to substantiate your position (you may use the textbook as 1 source). 

· Sources must be cited in current APA format. 

I have attached examples of the paper I found online that can be used to assist you. If you have questions, please ask as this is a quarter of my grade

For this project, you create a column chart to illustrate April–September revenue for Classic Gardens and Landscapes. You also build a pie chart sheet to graph the proportion that each category contributes to total revenue.

[Student Learning Outcomes 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6]

File Needed: ClassicGardens-03.xlsx (Available from the Start File link.)

Completed Project File Name: [your name]-ClassicGardens-03.xlsx

SKILLS COVERED IN THIS PROJECT

• Create a chart object.
• Size and position a chart object.
• Edit and format chart elements.
• Edit the source data for a chart.
• Build a pie chart sheet.
• Use texture as fill.
• Add and format data labels in a chart.

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1. OPEN THE CLASSICGARDENS-03.XLSX START FILE. IF THE WORKBOOK OPENS IN PROTECTED VIEW, CLICK THE ENABLE EDITING BUTTON SO YOU CAN MODIFY IT. THE FILE WILL BE RENAMED AUTOMATICALLY TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME. CHANGE THE PROJECT FILE NAME IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR, AND SAVE IT.

NOTE: If group titles are not visible on your Ribbon in Excel for Mac, click the Excel menu and select Preferences to open the Excel Preferences dialog box. Click the View button and check the Group Titles check box under In Ribbon, Show. Close the Excel Preferences dialog box.

1. CREATE A CLUSTERED COLUMN CHART OBJECT FOR CELLS A4:G9.
2. MOVE THE CHART OBJECT SO THAT ITS TOP-LEFT CORNER IS AT CELL A12. SIZE THE BOTTOM OF THE CHART TO REACH CELL H30.
3. EDIT THE CHART TITLE TO DISPLAY CGL MAJOR SALES REVENUE AND PRESS RETURN. ON THE SECOND LINE, TYPE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS.
4. APPLY CHART STYLE 14 TO THE CHART.
5. FORMAT THE FIRST LINE AND THE SECOND LINE OF THE CHART TITLE TO A FONT SIZE OF 20 PT.
6. APPLY A 1 PT BLACK, TEXT 1 (SECOND COLUMN) OUTLINE TO THE CHART AREA.
7. VERIFY THAT THE CHART IS STILL SELECTED. IN THE HIGHLIGHTED RANGE IN THE WORKSHEET, DRAG THE RESIZE POINTER TO REMOVE THE DESIGN CONSULTING DATA SERIES FROM THE CHART (FIGURE 3-71).Figure 3-71 Resize the chart by dragging the resize pointer
8. CREATE A 3-D PIE CHART SHEET FOR CELLS A4:A9 AND CELLS H4:H9. MOVE THE CHART TO ITS OWN SHEET NAMED REVENUE BREAKDOWN. HINT: USE THE MOVE CHART BUTTON [CHART DESIGN TAB, LOCATION GROUP].
9. EDIT THE CHART TITLE TO DISPLAY REVENUE BY CATEGORY. CHANGE THE FONT SIZE TO 32.
10. SELECT THE LEGEND AND CHANGE THE FONT SIZE TO 12.
11. APPLY THE WOVEN MAT TEXTURE FILL (FIRST ROW, FOURTH COLUMN) TO THE PATIO AND FURNITURE SLICE.
12. Select the pie shape and add data labels to display in the center of each slice.
    1. DISPLAY THE FORMAT DATA LABELS TASK PANE, CHOOSE THE ACCOUNTING FORMAT [LABEL OPTIONS BUTTON, NUMBER GROUP], AND SET 0 DECIMAL PLACES.
    2. CHANGE THE DATA LABEL FONT SIZE TO 14 PT AND APPLY BOLD [HOME TAB, FONT GROUP].
13. DESELECT THE CHART.
14. SAVE AND CLOSE THE WORKBOOK (FIGURE 3-72).Figure 3-72 Excel 3-4 completed worksheet and chart
15. UPLOAD AND SAVE YOUR PROJECT FILE.
16. SUBMIT PROJECT FOR GRADING.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN AT LEAST 100 WORDS PER QUESTION, USE TEXT AS A REFERENCE NO OUTSIDE SOURCES ARE NEEDED. THE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT

IS: Sexton, R. L. (2013). Exploring Economics (6^th ed.). South-Western Cengage Learning.

1. Compare and contrast the three types of unemployment, (frictional, structural, and cyclical).  If you were a policy maker which type of unemployment would be most bothersome to you?

2. What costs are associated with inflation?  Explain at least 3 different costs that individuals or businesses experience when inflation rises.

3. Explain why transfer payments are not included in GDP.

4.     Using the components of GDP covered in section 22.1 of your text, explain which component would be affected by the following (only one component should be chosen for each scenario):

          a.  You buy an Italian purse.

          b.  You buy a new house.

          c.  New lanes are added to Interstate 40.

          d.  You buy groceries.

   e.  You buy a new washer and dryer.

5. Suppose the economy is at a macroeconomic equilibrium as is shown in section 25.6 of the text.  The government decides to give every taxpayer a $500 tax refund.

a.  What happens to the aggregate demand curve after the refund?

b.  What happens to the price level after this change?

c.  Is real wealth increased or decreased as a result of the refund?

6. Review Section 22.7 in your text.  Compare and contrast the results of the Classical Model and the Keynesian model after an expansionary policy.  Keep in mind that the economy is in a recession and not at full employment.  Address the following:

a.  The shape of the aggregate supply curve in each model in both the long-run and short-run.

b.  The effect of an expansionary policy on aggregate demand in both the long-run and short-run.

c.  The effect of an expansionary policy on the price level in both the long-run and short-run.