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Critically Compare and Contrast of Jung and Freud’s Theories of the Unconscious.

This assignment requires you to critically compare Jung and Freud on any aspect of their work.  For example, you could examine their differences (or similarities) in the structure of the psyche, perspective on libido, the nature of dreams, etc. Or you could also choose an art form (eg movie, painting, music, prose, poetry etc) and write a Freudian and a Jungian analysis of the work. The length should be a maximum of 10 double-spaced pages (excluding references). Ensure your paper begins with a clear statement of what you intend to argue. Use appropriate headings to help structure your paper. Ensure that your argument and evidence are coherent and are linked to the main goal of your essay- be careful that you do not go off on tangents and include interesting, but irrelevant, information.  You should include a conclusion, summary or synthesis that provides the reader an overall evaluation of what you have argued in the paper.

The breakdown of the grading for the essay will be as follows:
Thesis/Purpose of Essay (2)
Introduction/ Background (4)
Main Body/Major Argument/ Points (10)
Synthesis/Conclusion/Summary (2)
Quality of References (3)
Writing Quality (4)

Discuss how much of this advantage is from being part of the larger multi-business firm (its corporate advantage), versus a strong competitive position as a standalone unit (its competitive advantage).

Hey 🙂
thanks for the last few papers, they were a great help to me.

The objective of this paper is to analyze the strategy of a multi-business firm. This analysis will have two parts:

Part 1: Competitive and corporate advantage of a single business unit (choose a business unit of NBCUniversal):

For this analysis, pick one division of your company and analyze the sources of competitive and corporate advantage for that unit. Your analysis should answer the following questions:

What is the overall strategy of the unit?
What is your analysis of the industry in which it operates and how the industry affects how the unit operates?
What is the unit’s particular competitive position and source of advantage?
Try to quantify this if possible, either through a willingness-to-pay analysis or a relative cost analysis. You may have to make assumptions and that is absolutely fine.
Also discuss how much of this advantage is from being part of the larger multi-business firm (its corporate advantage), versus a strong competitive position as a standalone unit (its competitive advantage)

Part 2: Corporate strategy of the entire firm:

Given your analysis in the first part, how would you describe the overall corporate strategy of the firm? Your analysis should answer the following questions:

“Better off” – Are their constituent businesses “better off” together, and if so, how? Remember to highlight real dollars-and-cents advantages and not just the marketing material that the company creates
“Ownership” – Do these businesses meet the “ownership” test: is common ownership necessary and if so why? In other words, what sources of value highlighted in your answer to the “better off” test cannot be met through a contracting relationship?
“Organization” – can you provide any information about the organization test here? What types of structural and governance choices have they made in order to realize the benefits highlighted in the “better off” test?

What are the challenges facing nonprofit organization today? Explain.

What are the challenges facing nonprofit organization today? Ex: declining grants from government, competition, brand name, etc…… How can nonprofit organizations face these challenges? Ex: Merging, collaborating with for profit Format 1 ½ space 3-4 pages 12 point Essay must include a good introduction, supportive body and powerful conclusion The professor will grade both for content and grammar. Avoid quotes. Refer to the articles used in class however do not plagiarize and do not sound bookish. Do not go to other sources outside the articles. Articles Ethics and Non-profits – Standard Social Innovation Review – Deborah L. Rhode & Amanda K. Packell A Brand New World for Nonprofits – Robin J.B. Ritchie, Sanjeev Swami & Charles B. Weinberg The Content of their Character: The State of the Nonprofit Workforce – Dr. Paul Light The Nonprofit Sectors Leadership Deficit: Executive Summary – Thomas J. Tierney How Non-profits Get Really Big – Stanford Social Innovation Review – William Foster & Gail Fine The Landscape for Nonprofits – Harvard Business Review – William P. Ryan Understanding the Next Generation of Nonprofit Employees: The Impact of Educational Debt – Amanda Ballard – Spring 2005 Nonprofit-like Tongue Twister or Aspiration – Brookings Institution – Paul C. Light

Demonstrate critical thinking in regard to Ethical Decision Making, when to seek Consultation and Supervision, Treatment Planning and appropriate Record Keeping and Documentation.

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Assignment 10

Begin Final Research Paper: Boundaries in the Movies

In this assignment, you are required to watch and review a movie* where the theme and context is on therapeutic relationships. Write a 10 page paper demonstrating your ability to identify legal and ethical issues related to Therapeutic Boundaries, Dual Relationships and Other Boundary Concerns. Demonstrate application of sound clinical judgment and ethical decision making in your review of the movie. Identify issues of Culture and Human Diversity.

Using the University Virtual Library, find articles from professional journals dated within the past 2 years. A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed journal articles are required to complete this assignment. In addition to the 5 journal articles from the University Virtual Library, you may use the Internet for additional research. DO NOT USE THE COURSE TEXTS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. Your assignment must be typed, double-spaced, in APA style, and written at graduate level English.

DO NOT USE THE COURSE TEXTS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT

The following guidelines will help you prepare for your Final Research Paper:

• Identify boundary and relationship issues to include but not be limited to the following:
Confidentiality, Informed Consent, Therapeutic Boundaries, Dual Relationships, Sexually Exploitive and Non-Sexually Exploitive Relationships, Gifts, Bartering, Touch, Self Disclosure, Out of Office Encounters, Clothing, Language and other areas of Legal and Ethical concern covered in your readings.

• Demonstrate critical thinking in regard to Ethical Decision Making, when to seek Consultation and Supervision, Treatment Planning and appropriate Record Keeping and Documentation

• Identify the Code of Ethics and the violations you are concerned with

• Identify areas of Culture and Human Diversity

• Provide current research related to the course concepts.

*Watch a movie from the list below:
Analyze That
Analyze This
Antwone Fisher
Basic Instinct
Bliss
Dressed to Kill
Girl Interrupted
Good Will Hunting
Mr. Jones
Ordinary People
Prince of Tides
What About Bob

You also have the option to select a movie of your own choice, but it must be pre-approved by the course Mentor. The main context of the movie must also be relevant to therapeutic boundaries and dual relationships.

Assignment Outcomes
Analyze dual relationships in psychotherapy

Assess sexual and non-sexually exploitive relationships

Create treatment planning and record keeping practices in regard to boundary issues and dual relationships

Apply an understanding of culture and human diversity in regard to boundary crossing

Recognize when it is clinically advisable to cross boundaries

Evaluate and incorporate emerging relevant technologies applicable to the field of psychology

Analyze and evaluate information critically and effectively

What is your position on whether affirmative action is an effective strategy against racism and sexism? Explain.

1.Given the threat of terrorism, when – if ever – is it justified to violate the constitutional rights of a suspect by torturing him? Explain.
2. What similarities and differences are there between racism and sexism?
3.What is your position on whether affirmative action is an effective strategy against racism and sexism? Explain.

Answer three questions separately in two page. And, this is a discussion question, so it does not have to be an essay form, you can write each question in two to three paragraphs.

Describe the impact of psychoanalysis on society and 20th century.

This essay is for my academic writing class. So the references should be from academic books. Thesis should be kept simple for example: there are 3 main impacts of psychoanalysis on society and 20th century A,B and C.
In our essay we have to apply the thematic structure which is first writing the topic sentences of the paragraph then unpacking it.

This can be a source : Sigmund Freud, The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud : Introductory lectures on psycho‐analysis. (parts 1 and 2), 1962 pp.15‐24

To what extent can other fashion retailers be successful in imitating H&M’s success? Which competitor(s) is/are a real threat to H&M? Why?

(This case is on pp. 575-582 of your textbook, Johnson et al 2014 (10th edition).Your task in this written assignment is to answer the following questions after a thorough analysis of the firm, H&M. You will read the case, conduct additional research and draw on your knowledge of the different elements of the ‘exploring strategy model’ (i.e. topics from Weeks 1-5) such as Introducing strategy, Strategic position, the environment, Strategic capabilities, strategic purpose, Culture and strategy, in providing comprehensive but concise answers to the questions presented below. You will do well in this assignment if you build on the theories, concepts, models and frameworks that we have covered in this unit to date (i.e. textbook, lectures, tutorials, additional material as cloud concepts and videos) and use current knowledge about H&M from its company website and other reliable sources from the library and/or internet when you answer the questions below. In other words, if you think you can present your arguments/ideas in narrative, tabular, graphic, or bullet-list forms (or a combination of these forms) in a clear and persuasive manner, then please do what you think is best.
Q 1. Use at least 2 (two) strategic tools to define and explain H&M’s competitive position in the industry and whether it is sustainable.
Q 2. To what extent can other fashion retailers be successful in imitating H&M’s success? Which competitor(s) is/are a real threat to H&M? Why?
Q 3. If you were to lead H&M as CEO for the next 5 years what would be your strategic plan to sustain and further strengthen H&M’s competitive advantage? List 4 points under your strategic plan (all these have to connect with a strategy theory and/or tool from Topics 1-5 as well as from cases of other companies that you can use as examples).