It is inevitable that as an evaluator, you will run into people who use results selectively, misrepresent results (intentionally or unintentionally), or suppress relevant information. In the particular situation in the case study, how could you as the evaluator serve the greater good or public interest? In your initial post, provide pros and cons for the following options:

• Keep silent.
• Go public.
• Leak the results.
• Submit a protest to the mayor.
• Push back privately through health department and mayor’s aides.

Why is accounting for employee motivation such an important aspect of designing today's jobs? The job characteristics model has five components that enhance employee jobs--skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback. Give an example illustrating how each component can be used to improve the organization and the job of the employee. (Consider you present or a recent job to answer this question.)

Have you, or any family or friends, had any experiences with prescription depressants such as valium, oxycontin, benzodiazepine, vicodin, xanax, etc? If so, and you would like to share, please describe the experience. Do you know anyone who has had any experience "Dr. Shopping." If so, describe the process. By most measures, prescription drug abuse is a greater health issue than illicit drug use. That being said, why are we, as a culture, so obsessed with so-called 'street' drugs while we more or less ignore the prescription drug problem? Why has Florida, particularly Broward County, been the heart of 'Script Mills' and 'Dr. Shopping'? What is being done to combat this problem in Florida?

"Blowing the Whistle violates the obligation of employees to be loyal to their Company". Critically examine five (5) barriers of whistle-blowing.

1. (a) According to Milton Friedman; "The Social Responsibility of Business is to increase its profits." Do you agree with this proposition?

B. Analyze four (4) justification for businesses engaging in corporate social responsibilities.

What are the different types of commercial risks and how can managers plan for them to ensure minimal impact to the company?

Diana and Sheila were running for BCC Student President position. In an interview with the local newspaper, Diana told a reporter that Sheila would not win because Sheila cheated on her exams and there was an investigation pending against Sheila. Diana knew her statement was false but wanted to get an advantage over Sheila in the election. Sheila read the article and sues Diana for defamation. What will Sheila need to prove to win? What is the result and why?

Diana and Sheila were running for BCC Student President position. In an interview with the local newspaper, Diana told a reporter that Sheila would not win because Sheila cheated on her exams and there was an investigation pending against Sheila. Diana knew her statement was false but wanted to get an advantage over Sheila in the election. Sheila read the article and sues Diana for defamation. What will Sheila need to prove to win? What is the result and why?

The “Cash for Clunkers” program was one of the most talked about sales promotions of recent memory. As part of the government’s $3 billion effort to jumpstart sales at slumping auto dealerships, owners of old gas-guzzling vehicles received a $4,500 rebate if they traded in their “clunkers” for new fuel-efficient vehicles. Research the Cash for Clunkers sales promotion and have an in-class debate on what impact, if any, the stimulus program had on short- and long-term auto sales. Debate the environmental benefits of the program.

Scenario:
You are the member of a student organization at Northeast State University which works to provide professional development opportunities for students. You saw an interesting article in a college magazine describing a “Suitable Suits” program another university implemented. Its career development office kept a closet with 21 crisp black suits of all sizes that students could borrow for job interviews. Students would make an appointment with the office and agree to dry clean the suits before returning them. The program at that university was paid for by a grant. Your student organization believes this would be a good program to implement at Northeast State and should be housed in the Career Services office.

Instructions:
Write a thorough letter to Ginger Martin, Director of Career Services, to persuade her to consider implementing a “Suitable Suits” program in the Career Services office. Think about what you are asking her to do, consider any objections she may have, anticipate her questions, make a strong case, consider what persuasion strategy you want to use, determine how to gain her attention and build interest, plan on how to reduce resistance, consider a motivating action.

Format the letter based on the guidelines discussed in the lesson or refer to Appendix A of your textbook. The letter should include the following guidelines:

Include a page header with your organization’s name and address

The address to your organization is NSU Box 321, University City, CO 45612

Send the letter to Ms. Ginger Martin

Her address is NSU Box 654, University City, CO 45612

Include the date

Include the inside address (who it is addressed to)

Include a salutation

Include an appropriate subject line

Include a complimentary closing

Include your printed name and title

Use all of the correct spacing between each component

Use a 1-inch margin, 12-point font, Times New Roman

Use correct spelling and grammar

At large (100) physician cardiology group has decided it is time to move to a new EHR. As the practice manager, what key features should you be looking for and how will you integrate this into the practice? Keeping in mind the objections the physicians might throw at you during the monthly practice meeting, create a pitch to the managing partners for the system you think would work best for the practice. Assuming the partners approve, what is your plan to implement the new system? Provide timelines, deliverables, who is responsible for what step, as well as a staff training plan.

Textbook -- Introduction to Health Care Management third edition chapter 8

Juan entered in an oral contract to buy Luke's vacant building for $50,000. He gave Luke a $5,000 deposit. They intended to reduce their agreement to a written contract letter. Pursuant to their oral agreement, Juan took possessions of the building and spent $30,000 making improvements so that it would be capable of being rented to the public. Due to the rise in the value of similar properties. Luke served Juan with a notice to vacate the building. Luke contends the oral contract is unenforceable and that Juan must vacate the building.

a. What is Luke's best argument that the contract is unenforceable?

b. What arguments could Juan make to argue that the contract is enforceable?

c. With whom do you agree? Why?

Advertising on Facebook: Unlimited Potential

With 800 million active members, Facebook is a global social network of unprecedented size—and untold potential revenue. Users are familiar with the advertisements in the right-hand margins. Big names, such as Walmart and PepsiCo, post ads, as do smaller companies. What users may not realize is that advertisers can use personal information and connections within Facebook to refine the targeting of ads. For example, women who change their relationship status to “engaged” will suddenly start seeing ads from local caterers, planners, wedding-gown stores, photographers, and so on.

Facebook recently surpassed Google as the most visited site in the United States. Facebook's “self-service” ads consist of a small photo and some text. An advertiser establishes a daily budget—there is no minimum—using Facebook's ad-creation tool. When the advertiser has spent the day's entire budget, Facebook stops running the ad. If money is left over, the advertiser can roll it over to the next day's budget. Advertisers pay either every time a user views the ad or every time a user actually clicks on the link in the ad to open the company's Web site.

Facebook members can become “fans” of an advertiser's Facebook page or can reply to an invitation to a company-sponsored event through Facebook. But as with other media, consumers have a deep mistrust of Web advertising as a credible source of information. With ads on Facebook becoming omnipresent, click-through rates (CTRs) have fallen to about 0.3 percent from close to 3 percent. Some Facebook users find the ads off-putting—or worse—because advertisers can target them so precisely. But Dan Rose, the vice president for business development at Facebook, predicted that the quality of the ads would improve as more companies use the system.

Facebook requires the text and photo in an ad to be relevant to what is being advertised. However, Facebook does not review ads before they are posted. The only review system is user feedback. If a user reports an ad as misleading, offensive, uninteresting, irrelevant, repetitive, or “other,” Facebook deletes the ad from that user's page. The more people ask for an ad to be removed, the less likely Facebook is to allow it be posted on other people's pages.

Some observers predict that Facebook will transform Web advertising and even the advertising industry itself. And just as in the real world, in the virtual world people are much more likely to value the opinions of their friends more than those of people—or advertisers—they don't know.

Questions for Critical Thinking

1. Why do advertisers continue to post ads on Facebook, even though the click-through response rate is so low?

2. How does Web advertising affect consumer behavior? Does it help build customer relationships or not?