Author: chris

Free Range’s roots go back to the mid-1980s, when local farms were disappearing all around the rural US.  Euell Gibbons, a Free Range executive, convinced its founder there was a business opportunity in selling organic dairy products while paying attention to environmental concerns.  Social responsibility has been at the core of the company from the start. In Gibbons’ view, making sure that the planet and its resources would continue to be available, and even flourish, for future generations to enjoy was the main goal; profits were merely the means that would help further this goal.

Free Range is willing to pay more for organic ingredients and is strongly committed to eco-friendly operations. After calculating how much energy it needs to run its plant, for instance, Free Range made an equivalent investment in environmental projects like reforestation. The company no longer puts plastic lids on its cottage cheese, saving about a million pounds of plastic a year, and its packaging carries messages about global warming, farmland protection, and genetically modified foods…In fact, its sales continue to increase by roughly 20% every year, making it a major player among U.S. cottage cheese brands. Now the company is considering going international, bringing its products and values to France, the United Kingdom, and beyond.

1. Make a recommendation for Free Range on how it should restructure to take its operations global

2. State whether and how Free Range can manage to maintain its “eco-friendly” operations internationally.

Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to the following:

How has art, in the context of the social justice movements of the Twentieth Century, challenged, and shaped American society?

Follow APA formatting for paper.

Write paper in the third person.

In an essay, answer the following questions

How do you know if your system is meeting your security goals? You can verify that controls are working, but how do you know if they are getting the job done?

Requirements

3 pages

3 references

APA format

APA citation

the essay must include introduction – body – conclusion – references

In Chapter 3, Ritzer describes how higher education is striving for greater efficiency and is becoming what he terms a McUniversity. Think about your own educational experience, and the choices you have made when it comes to education. Drawing on Ritzer’s description of the McUniversity in particular, analyze your experience looking at those elements that fit with a search for greater efficiency, and those that do not. Overall, would you say that your education experience is efficient, or not? How so? Your journal entry is worth 10% of your final grade. It should be 3 pages long using a 12-point size font, double-spaced. You should use a header with your name, the date, the course number, and “Journal Entry 2” on the first page (NO title page). You should cite and reference your textbook properly in a standard formatting style, such as ASA, APA, or MLA. The first two pages should be your essay, and the third page should be your reference list. Please consult the library resources listed in your syllabus and in your course menu to make sure you are formatting your source correctly.

In Chapter 3, Ritzer describes how higher education is striving for greater efficiency and is becoming what he terms a McUniversity. Think about your own educational experience, and the choices you have made when it comes to education. Drawing on Ritzer’s description of the McUniversity in particular, analyze your experience looking at those elements that fit with a search for greater efficiency, and those that do not. Overall, would you say that your education experience is efficient, or not? How so? Your journal entry is worth 10% of your final grade. It should be 3 pages long using a 12-point size font, double-spaced. You should use a header with your name, the date, the course number, and “Journal Entry 2” on the first page (NO title page). You should cite and reference your textbook properly in a standard formatting style, such as ASA, APA, or MLA. The first two pages should be your essay, and the third page should be your reference list.

You have been hired by a company as a Human Resource Generalist to create a Human Resources Department for the organization. You will be the only employee in this department for the foreseeable future.

Create a 6-month plan of things you want to focus on. This can be in a timeline structure (with detailed notes) or as a proposal.

Identify at least three (3) factors that need to be considered in the formulation of this department.

Include at least four (4) different disciplines that are in the structure of a Human Resources Department and a brief description of each.

Explain how the Human Resource department aligns with the organization’s strategic plan, and serves the individual employee.

Format your plan consistent with APA guidelines.

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1) Know what a cell looks like in every stage of mitosis

2) Know what happens in every stage of mitosis

3) Know the stages of development in an animal’s life cycle 

4) What is a monohybrid cross? How do you work one? How do you determine the probability of outcomes?

5) What is a dihybrid cross? How do you work one? How do you determine the probability of outcomes?

6) What is your chromosome number in human cells after mitosis? After meiosis?

In a three- to five-page paper:

• Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
  • Proposed health care reform and legislation
  • Information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record (EMR)/ electronic health record (EHR)
  • Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
  • Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
  • Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
  • Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
  • Market shares and advancing age of population
  • Maintaining a skilled workforce
  • Pay for performance
• Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges.

MY TEXTBOOK:

Spath, P. L., & Abraham, S. C. (2013).  Strategic management in healthcare organizations. Ashford University: San Diego, CA.

Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library. All sources must be documented in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

read the 2 articales’ summary, , and provide areplies for one of the discussions (A total of four replies are required.  .you can write the opinions or different ideas or suggestions in the replies. One of the two replies in one forum discussion should include at least one reference (trade or academic article) and be extensive (minimum 120-150 words, except the reference; the reference will be cited and the full information will be attached at the end-APA). Another reply can have less number of words (approximately 50 words).

article 1

Shame or Pride? The moderating role of self-construal on moral judgements concerning fashion counterfeits

What are counterfeits? Counterfeits according to authors Kim and Johnson (2014) are unauthorized identical copies of an original brand-name product. Usually their price and quality are much lower than those of originals. When thinking of counterfeits, apparel and accessory items come to mind, but counterfeiting is not limited to fashion-related categories only. The most interesting two facts is that the buying and selling of counterfeit items is a billion dollar industry and most consumers do not always knowingly purchase these items.

Even though there are many organizations trying to regulate against anti-counterfeiting, counterfeiting is such a big business around the world that it makes it hard to keep it under control. Because counterfeiting is fueled by consumer demand, a large amount of research has looked into consumers’ purchasing  of counterfeits as an instance of moral decision making, and this creates a limitation.

The actual focus of this study is on the moderating role of individuals’ self-view (interdependent, independent) in the relationship between moral emotions and moral judgements made concerning the purchase of fashion counterfeits. According to the authors, previous research has taken a rationalist approach, which is a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge, on cognitive processes involved in moral decision making rather than including the influence of consumer emotion. So, the authors hoped that the research and findings for this study would possibly be a major contribution to the literature.

Based on reviewing previous literature, this article conducted two experimental studies to test formed hypotheses and operationalize self-construal, ego-focused emotion and other-focused emotion in multiple ways. There are four hypotheses have made by the author; H1,H3,H4 were completely supported, and H2 was supported only for pride. The study 1 proved that moral emotions will influence moral judgment concerning the purchase of a counterfeit, and the influence of moral emotion on moral judgment will be moderated by self-construal; specifically for pride, the influence of the association of ego-focused emotions with a moral judgment will be higher for the independents versus  interdependents. On the other hand, study 2 proved that individuals whose independent self-construal is primed are more likely to judge the counterfeit as more morally wrong to purchase when pride is induced than when shame is induced; however, the individuals whose interdependent self-construal is opposite.

For the limitations of this research, first, the emotions which in studies 1 and 2 are not identical to experienced emotions. Second, there are just only two emotions: shame and pride, which were selected to represent ego-focused or other-focused. Third, the findings are not viewed cautiously enough. Finally, the sample of participants was not diverse.

QUESTIONS

Do you think the counterfeit market will decline or completely disappear in the future by the strong intellectual property protection from the government?

Article 2

Analysis of counterfeit fashion purchase behavior in UAE –Cedwyn Fernandes

Fernandes (2013) introduces us to the issue of counterfeiting in the marketplace of the United Arab Emirates.  United Arab Emirates (UAE) has an open economy where counterfeiting takes place often because it happens to be a mecca of international trade which includes auto parts, beauty and fashion products.  UAE has an estimated total of $1.02 billion of counterfeited merchandise per year.

The UAE has held a steady marketplace for high-end retail shoppers, making it a zesty attraction/destination for the luxury market.

Due to this fact, the UAE government has taken measures to halt counterfeiting—especially of fashion/beauty merchandise through Dubai’s customs and the Department of Economic Development.

However, according to the author there is still the issue of the demand side that has yet to be resolved.  In order to alleviate the demand of counterfeit products, it is stated that one should understand the consumer’s behavior and reasoning behind purchasing counterfeit items.

The author defines counterfeit as “products bearing a trademark that is identical to, or indistinguishable, from a trademark registered to another party” resulting in a violation of the original trademark owners’ rights.

Several studies have covered this counterfeit issue of luxury good items within a global context. This particular paper focuses on UAE because there has yet to be any revealing studies that touch on the UAE demography.

Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out what influences the demand for counterfeit products in the UAE market in order to assist with future attempts of reducing counterfeit trading in the UAE.

The author has identified factors that motivate consumers’ voluntary purchase intention of counterfeits: fashion consciousness, subjective norm, ethical judgment, value consciousness, self-ambiguity, and demographic factors (age, education, income).

The author also defines the terminology to help readers better understand the variables that motivate the behavior of purchases.

• Fashion consciousness is when the consumer is aware of new trends in fashion and up to date with all the styles.

• Subjective norm is when an individual is subject to societal pressures, such as gain acceptance or approval by peers.

• Ethical judgment is when an individual carefully evaluates and makes decisions based on one’s defined morality.

• Value consciousness is when the consumer is capable of understanding perceived price points for quality merchandise.

• Self-ambiguity is derived from the concept of self-identity. It is defined as the belief or confidence in one’s own individuality or the “self.”

Thus the following theoretical framework have been proposed based on the Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior:

H1: Fashion consciousness is positively related to the intended purchase of counterfeits.

H2: Subjective norm is a significant factor in the intended purchase of counterfeits.

H3: Ethical judgment is negatively related to the intended purchase of counterfeits.

H4: Value consciousness is positively related to the intended purchase of counterfeits.

H5: Self–ambiguity is positively related to the intended purchase of counterfeits.

From the results of the study, the LLPC (less likely to purchase counterfeits) sample indicated that ethical judgment and value consciousness are the only significant variables having an impact on the counterfeit purchase intention.

Whereas, the MLPC (more likely to purchase counterfeits) sample indicated that ethical judgment, subjective norm, value consciousness and self-ambiguity are significant to intent purchase of counterfeits.

REFERENCE:

Fernandes, C. (2013). Analysis of counterfeit fashion purchase behavior in UAE, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 17(1), 85-97.

QUESTIONS:

1) What factors do you think would influence the attitudes of counterfeit purchasers in another country?  (specify which country).

Technology and social media are transforming how individuals communicate and network in both the personal and professional realm. An organization is considering developing a social media plan.

You are asked to develop the proposal for the organization. Discuss the type of organization that you are hypothetically a part of in the example. The organization need to be a human services organization. Define the organization that you would like to use as an example. Explain why the social media approach is beneficial or detrimental to your organization’s mission. What key elements would you like to see in the contract? How should the public sector address social media? What are the critical elements in the proposal that are necessary to address the broader public interest? Identify the benefits and costs of a social media campaign by your organization. Discuss how the proposal would allow for public input and how it would address key concepts in public administration, including; transparency, efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness.

Question 4:

Woodrow Wilson wrote of a politics and administrative dichotomy within the field of public administration. Evaluate the theoretical foundations of the field of public administration by exploring five or more major theorists and their seminal works. Be sure to tie these theorists and their theories to current knowledge and trends within the field of public administration and public service. How do the theories build one upon another? Do we have a science of Public Administration?

Question 5:

You are the superintendent of Mt. Rossmoor Community College (MRCC). Mt. Rossmoor Community College is the fifth fastest growing community college in the nation. The college’s student body has grown 24% in the past 5 years largely due to the recent housing boom. Due to budgetary cuts on the state level, state universities will increase the cost of tuition by 8% this year, on top of last year’s increase of 14%. The result is that more students will be “priced out” of the state university system. Many of these same formerly state university students will attempt to satisfy general education requirements at local community colleges, including MRCC, thereby increasing demand for courses.

At the same time, however, MRCC’s budget will drop 15% this year due to the state budget crisis. As superintendent, you face some tough choices. Should the college significantly increase fees per unit, or maintain current fee levels by drawing down on its budgetary reserve, knowing that next year will not get better? Should the college increase or reduce course offerings? Should the college pursue furloughs, layoffs, or “golden handshakes?” There is even the question of offering online courses and shuttering buildings on MRCC’s main campus, so as to save on electricity and air conditioning.

In a white paper, please identify the policy problem, detail the policy options, identify stakeholders, and apply your own financial knowledge to make sound and ethical decisions in the public’s interest.