Evaluate in detail, with the use of practical examples, the
advantages and disadvantages
of a transformational leader.Evaluate in detail, with the use of
practical examples, the advantages and disadvantages
of a transformational leader.
In: Operations Management
Explain what composition is and how to use it.
In: Computer Science
In: Nursing
You are an accountant at Evil Corporation. Your company is working to expand operations to another state. The company asked you to prepare financial statements to present to the bank to obtain financing. The income statement you prepared shows a loss of $2,000 for the current fiscal period. When you presented the figures to your immediate supervisor, Mr. Lucifer Strong, he informs you that these figures will not fly. He tells you to go back to the income statement and include a $10,000 customer payment that has not yet been received. This customer has recently filed bankruptcy and it is not likely that Evil Corporation will ever receive the funds.
What would you do and why? Carefully explain your answer.
Assuming that you do change the income statement, will the balance sheet be incorrect? What about the statement of cash flows? Fully explain.
What are the consequences of your actions if you choose to provide fraudulent financial statements to the bank? How could the bank learn the truth?
In: Accounting
SCENARIO OVERVIEW: Red Yoder is an 80-year-old farmer who lives alone in the farmhouse where he grew up. It is located 20 miles outside of town. Red has been a widower for 10 years. His son, Jon, manages the farm now, but Red is still involved in the decision making. Red is still involved in the decision making. Red's current medical problems include insulin dependent diabetes complicated by an open foot wound. Jon stopped by to check on Red after one of his friends from the VFW called to say that Red didn't make it for coffee. The nearest VA hospital is more than 100 miles away and the doctor told him that Red needed to be seen immediately. He is admitted for possible sepsis. Activities Required Prior to Simulation: Use textbook and other resources to answer questions:
1. What teaching is priority in the management of wound care for a diabetic client?
2. Describe the proper techniques to assess and care for a diabetic wound.
3. Identify the individual and environmental cues that can increase the risk for skin integrity issues in a diabetic client.
In: Nursing
Select a current, professional journal article that is at least three pages in length. You must write a critical assessment of this article for this assignment.
In preparation, follow the guidelines established below:
Find an article (that is less than five years old) that pertains to the important issues leaders or consultants will face when working with various types of teams, and discuss what methods are best to use for developing better teams for the future. Be sure to annotate the author's main points and thesis statement in your own words.
The critique should be approximately three pages in length (not counting the title and reference pages).
Part I: Introduction
Start the critique with the following information: the author's
name, the article title, and the author's thesis statement.
Part II: Summary
Summarize the author's purpose and main points, providing examples
for clarity of understanding the author's intended implications.
Share key topics that support the author's focus for this article.
Provide ample details to enlighten the reader as to what the
article is implying for audiences who are seeking research data
about team building and/or the different types of teams (e.g.,
virtual, temporary, traditional, or innovative).
Part III: Review and Evaluate
To critically review the article, ask the following questions:
Part IV: Conclusion
State whether you agree with the author or not. Back up your
decisions by stating your reasons. Give a general opinion of the
work. Explain what you learned from reading the article and if you
would recommend it to a friend/coworker.
Part V: Application
Predict some of the major challenges that teams will face in the
future, and explain why the need for teamwork will remain high as
it relates to the article. Identify a team-building activity that
may be useful for managing teams in the future, and explain
why.
Format your paper using APA style.
In: Operations Management
I need this in PSEUDO CODE:
This looks long, but only because I have to give you my answer to the first part.
First part of the questions (already answered)
GDOT has contacted you to help write code to control the cross walk signals in Georgia. You must create a Crosswalk Signal class with three hidden attributes (Walk, Hurry and Wait), two constructors (a default that sets all lights to on and an overloaded that sets Hurry to on for testing purposes) and a method that changes the active light to the next in the sequence (Walk, – Hurry – Wait).
CLASS NAME & VARIABLES
CLASS GDOT
// Instance Variable
Bool, Green, Yellow, Red
DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR
GDOT()
GREEN = TRUE
YELLOW = TRUE
RED = TRUE
OVERLOADED CONSTRUCTOR
GDOT(BOOL G, BOOL Y, BOOL R)
GREEN =
G
YELLOW = Y
RED =
R
CLASS METHOD
VOID CHANGE_LIGHT()
IF GREEN
GREEN =
FALSE
YELLOW =
TRUE
ELSE IF YELLOW
YELLOW =
FALSE
RED = TRUE
ELSE IF RED
RED =
FALSE
GREEN =
TRUE
ELSE
GREEN = TRUE
Here is the part I need help with:
Now you must create two Crosswalk Signal objects (using pseudocode) from the class you just created to prove that your class works properly for GDOT, the first object should use the default constructor and the second object should use the overloaded constructor. Using the objects you just created, call the method to change the light to the next in the sequence
In: Computer Science
The marketing plan assignment needs to be done in 1 paragraph each part , at least 1-3 pages please. If you have an idea for a business, this is a good time to explore the idea. Its better to have an unsuccessful marketing plan before you might invest in it. The plan should be a new to the world product or service or maybe an improvement over an existing one. Please do not submit a marketing plan of an existing company, product or service.This is the time to be creative and have fun with this project.
The Marketing Plan
Introduction
As a marketer, you’ll need a good marketing plan to provide
direction and focus for your brand, product, or company. With a
detained plan, any business will be better prepared to launch a new
product or build sales for existing products. Non-profit
organizations also use marketing plans to guide their fundraising
and outreach efforts. Even government agencies put together
marketing plans for initiatives such as building public awareness
of proper nutrition and stimulating area tourism.
The Purpose and Content of a Marketing
Plan
Unlike a business plan, which offers a broad overview of the entire
organizations mission, objectives, strategy, and resource
allocation, a marketing plan has a more limited scope, it serves to
document how the organization’s strategic objectives will be
achieved through specific marketing strategies and tactics, with
the customer as the starting point.
The Role of Research
To develop successful strategies and action plans, marketers need
to up date information about the environment, the competition, and
the market segments to be served. Marketing Research helps
marketers learn more about their customers’ requirements,
expectations, perceptions, and satisfaction levels. This deeper
understanding provides a foundation for building competitive
advantage through well-informed segmenting, targeting, and
positioning decisions.
The Role of Relationships
The marketing plan shows how the company will establish and
maintain profitable customer relationships. The relationships
affect how marketing personnel work with each other and with other
departments to deliver value and satisfy customers. It also affects
how the company works with other stakeholders that include
suppliers, distributors, strategic alliance partners, government
regulators, media and the community at large to achieve the
objectives listed in the plan.
From Marketing Plan to Marketing Action
Companies generally create yearly marketing plans, but some plans
may cover a longer period. Marketers start planning well in advance
of the implementation date to allow time for marketing research,
thorough analysis, management review, and the necessary
coordination of departments.
For effective implementation and control, the marketing plan should define how progress toward objectives will be measured. Managers typically use budgets, schedules, and performance standards for monitoring and evaluating results. With budgets, they can compare planned expenditures with actual expenditures for a given week, month, or other period. Performance standards track the outcomes of marketing programs to see whether the company is moving forward toward its objectives.
The Major Parts of the Marketing Plan
The Executive Summary
This section summarizes the main goals, recommendations, and points
as an overview for senior managers who must read and approve the
marketing plan. Generally a table of contents follows this section,
for management convenience.
Current Marketing Situation
In this section, marketing managers discuss the overall market,
identify the market segments they will target, and provide
information about the company’s current situation.
Market Description
By describing the targeted segments in detail, marketers provide
context for the marketing strategies and detailed action programs
discussed later in the plan.
Benefits and Product Features
Clarify the benefits that the product features will deliver to
satisfy the needs of customers in each market segment.
Product Review
The product review should summarize the main features for all of
the company’s products. The information may be organized by product
line, by type of customer, by market, or by the order of product
introduction.
Competitive Review
The purpose of the competitive review is to identify the
competitors, describe their market positions, and briefly discuss
their strategies.
Distribution Review
In this section, marketers list the important channels, provide an
overview of each channel arrangement, and mention any new
developments or trend
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis
Strengths
Strengths are internal capabilities that can help the company reach
its objectives.
Weaknesses
Weaknesses are internal elements that may interfere with the
company’s ability to achieve its objectives.
Opportunities
Opportunities are external elements that the company may be able to
exploit to its advantage.
Threats
Threats are current or emerging external elements that may possibly
challenge the company’s performance.
Objectives and Issues
The company’s objectives should be defined in specific terms so
management can measure progress ad if needed, take corrective
action to say on track. This section describes any major issues
that might affect the company’s marketing strategy and
implementation. Be sure to include the first year and second year
objectives. Generally we are using unit sales volume for the first
and second year.
Marketing Strategy What’s the Plan?
Positioning
A positioning built on meaningful differences, supported by
appropriate strategy and implementation, can help the company build
competitive advantage. How is your product different? How is your
product viewed by your target audience?
Product Strategy
Include all the features described in the earlier product review
section. Describe the warranty. Describe what you will do to build
the brand? Describe the brand, its logo on the product as well as
its packaging.
Pricing Strategy
Describe your pricing strategy. What will you charge at retail,
etc? Will it be a penetrating pricing strategy, like WalMart? Will
it be a skimming policy like Mercedes automobiles?
Distribution Strategy
Describe your channel strategy. How will you get your product from
the producer to the consumer? Who you will use for distribution to
market your product? What retails will you use? What channels will
be used as coverage and what markets you plan on entering. Will you
use the internet and or catalogs as well?
Marketing Communication Strategy
Integrating all messages (IMC) in all media uses, will reinforce
the brand name and its main points of product differentiation. Will
you use all five of the elements including: advertising, sales
promotions, public relations and personal selling? Direct marketing
in some circles is also one of the communications as well.
Marketing Research
We can identify specific features and benefits that our target
market segments value. Feedback form market tests, surveys, and
focus groups will help us develop new products and services. You
can also measure and analyze customer attitudes toward competitive
brands and products.
Marketing Organization
Explain who would be hired to handle various aspects of the
marketing organization.
Budgets
Budgets serve two main purposes: to project profitability and to
help managers plan for expenditures, scheduling, and operations
related to each action program. Be sure to include a
break-even point.
Controls
Controls help management assess results after the plan is
implemented, identify any problems or performance variations, and
initiate corrective action. There is a need for tight control
measures to monitor quality and customer service. This will enable
you to correct any problems that may occur. Other early warning
signs include monthly sales and monthly expenses.
In: Operations Management
In: Economics
Do out-of-state motorists violate the speed limit more frequently than in-state motorists? This vital question was addressed by the highway patrol in a large eastern state. A random sample of the speeds of 2,500 selected cars was categorized according to whether the car was registered in the state or in some other state and whether or not the car was violating the speed limit. The data follow.
In state speeding cars: 521
Out of state speeding cars: 328
In state not speeding cars: 1141
Out of state not speeding cars: 510
a.) Do these data provide enough evidence to support the highway patrol's claim at the 5% significance level? Your conclusion must be in terms of the P-Value. Show all necessary work.
b). What type of error is possible and describe this error in terms of the problem?
c). Estimate the difference in the actual percentage of In State and Out of State speed limit violators using a 95% confidence interval. Show all necessary work. Using this interval estimation, is there sufficient evidence to support the highway patrol's claim? Explain Carefully.
d). Carefully interpret the confidence interval estimation.
Use non-parametrics/Mann-Whitney test if the problem calls for it
In: Statistics and Probability