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What is the difference between leadership and management? What role does headship play? Should all nurses be considered leaders? Explain your rationale using nursing theory
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An economist plays two roles: scientist and policy advisor. As scientists, economists explain the world, and as policy advisors they help improve the world. Because these two roles have different goals, they require different types of language. Economists as scientists make positive claims, whereas economists as policy advisors make normative claims. In your initial post,…
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Identify an issue that is facing our society today that is in some way related to sex and/or gender and has opposing sides. Consider a law that was recently put into or taken out of effect or is being debated. You could also look to the statements or actions of a public figure or organization…
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Pick any pair of rivals (such as Samsung/Sony, Nokia/Motorola, and Boeing/ Airbus) and explain why one outperforms the other. How would you use this knowledge as a global leader?
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Conduct a VRIO analysis of your employer (or former employer or any company that you are familiar with) relative to the top three rival companies in terms of (1) perceived reputation (such as brand), (2) talent strength, (3) product quality, (4) administrative efficiency, (5) IT, and (6) supply chain. If you were the CEO and…
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Continuous Improvement For this week discussion, select one of the following questions (you may answer both if you so wish): The kaizen philosophy seeks to encourage suggestions, not to find excuses for failing to improve. Typical excuses are “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it,” “I’m too busy to work on it,” and “It’s not…
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Healthcare organizations strive to improve quality of care cost-effectively. Each organization utilizes a quality improvement approach that is the most suitable for their organization. This could include the Lean model for improvement or Six Sigma. Deming’s 14 quality improvement principles attempt to guide the development of these models. In this assignment, you will analyze Deming’s…
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Week 3 Assignment – MGT430 Process Design for Great Customer Service For this week’s assignment, think of a casual dining restaurant that you frequent. The process of fulfilling a customer’s needs and creating a satisfying dining experience begins when the customer walks through the door and ends when the customer leaves. Using process mapping, lean,…
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For this discussion, think about your past experiences with project management or team leadership. Then, in your initial post, address the following: Share your experience working with a manager or team leader. What leadership, management, and emotional intelligence skills do you think the manager employed effectively? What skills or responsibilities do you think they struggled…
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Important: Use the Week 7 template provided below for this assignment. Prompt: You are an employee in the Financial Department in a medium sized company. The company must determine the feasibility of the company making an investment in a new product line overseas or keeping in the US. Instructions: You will NOT develop the actual…