Barking deer.

Microhabitat factors associated with forage and bed sites of barking deer in Hainan Island, China were examined from 2001 to 2002. In this region woods make up 4.8% of the land, cultivated grass plot makes up 14.7%, and deciduous forests makes up 39.6%. Of the 426 sites where the deer forage, 4 were categorized as woods, 16 as cultivated grassplot, and 61 as deciduous forests. The table below summarizes these data.

1. Write the hypotheses for testing if barking deer prefer to forage in certain habitats over others.

2. What type of test can we use to answer this research question?
3. Check if the assumptions and conditions required for this test are satisfied.
4. Do these data provide convincing evidence that barking deer prefer to forage in certain habitats over others? Conduct an appro- priate hypothesis test to answer this research question.

QUESTION 1
Your organization has started experiencing low sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The management has decided to carry out an Action Research to beef up the sales and enhance the overall performance of the organization. As a Research Officer of the organization, outline and briefly discuss most suitable elements of an Action Research proposal for management consideration.

QUESTION 2
Case Study
The case below relates to an MBA Accounting & Finance student, Eli, at UPSA, who was interested in the applicability of organizational citizenship behaviour theory to Ghanaian workers. The title of the research is: The applicability of organizational citizenship behaviour theory to a Ghanaian organisation.

Background
The early definition of organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) viewed this as discretionary behaviours by employees that were not recognised through the reward system (Organ 1988; Organ et al. 2006). Partly because such behaviours could subsequently be recognised through reward, OCB was redefined as ‘performance that supports the social and psychological environment’ within which work occurs (Organ 1997: 95). It has been adopted by researchers such as Bolino et al. (2002) to indicate situations where employees work beyond contractual requirements to support one another, to subordinate individual interests to organizational ones and to demonstrate organisational commitment. In this way OCBs may contribute to organisational performance and potentially offer a source of competitive advantage. Podsakoff et al. (2009) report finding over 650 published articles on OCB, mainly examining the categories of behaviour that make up OCB (its dimensions), what causes employees to engage in these behaviours (the determinants or antecedents of OCB) and how OCB is related to these other variables. An early, influential study to identify its dimensions used interviews with managers in a manufacturing company to ‘identify instances of helpful, but not absolutely required job behaviour’ to help to define OCB (Smith et al. 1983). This and other early studies led to the identification of five categories of OCBs (Organ 1988). These were labelled as altruism (helping a co-worker with a workplace task); civic virtue (participating in the organisation); conscientiousness (working beyond the minimum requirements for the job); courtesy (considering how one’s own behaviour might affect others and acting to facilitate harmony); and sportsmanship (not complaining even in less than ideal situations) (e.g. Organ 1988). Further research led to new dimensions of OCB being proposed (Organ et al. 2006), although these five original categories have remained the most commonly tested.

However, continuing to use some of these dimensions of OCB and the measurement scales associated with them (Organ 1988; Podsakoff et al. 1990) has been questioned for two important reasons. Firstly, the nature of work has changed since the 1980s and 1990s. Manufacturing and manual work is now less important in many economies while knowledge work is much more important. Based on research, Dekas et al. (2013) developed an OCB scale for knowledge workers that reflects the nature of knowledge-based work, such as working flexibly and taking personal initiative. This new scale overlaps with some earlier OCB dimensions but replaces or eliminates outdated items related to willingly obeying rules or regimented working practices.

Secondly, questions have been asked about the transferability of OCB scales to other cultures.
OCB studies may apply only to the cultural context within which they are conducted (Choi, 2009). The applicability of OCB to other cultural settings therefore requires further research. Hui et al. (2004) examined the relationships between psychological contract constructs and OCBs in Ghana.
They adopted the OCB scale developed by Podsakoff et al. (1990) (see earlier) and, in part, found that that more research is required to understand how culture affects the applicability of OCB. Farh et al. (1997) examined the relationships between organisational justice theory and OCBs in Ghana, using a Ghanaian OCB scale they developed. They found that the relationships between organisational justice and OCB were moderated by cultural (attitudes about either modernity or tradition) and gender factors. Some behaviour of Ghanaian employees may be due to socialization or broader cultural norms and be more personally focused than organizationally related (Farh et al. 1997; Hui et al. 2004). This raises questions about the applicability of OCB in Ghana and whether organisational justice and psychology contract constructs may be determinants or antecedents of OCB. In addition, Hui et al. (2004) point out that organisational type may affect OCB; for example, they cite research saying that Ghanaian employees may prefer working for a foreign-owned company rather than a state-owned enterprise.

Research question and research objectives
The research question is:
To what extent are organisational citizenship behaviour, organisational justice and psychological contract theories applicable to Ghanaian organisations and why?
The research objectives are:
1) To identify suitable measurement scales for each theory, to use in the case study of Ghanaian organisation.
2) To examine the relationship in the case study organisation between findings from the organisational justice scale and findings from the organisational citizenship behaviour scale.
3) To examine the relationship in the case study organisation between findings from the psychological contract scale and findings from the organisational citizenship behaviour scale.
4) To examine the relationship between findings in the case study organisation from the organisational citizenship behaviour scale and findings in other national contexts from organisational citizenship behaviour research.
5) To draw conclusions from the relationships observed in objectives 2, 3 and 4, to evaluate the applicability of these concepts in a Ghanaian organisation.

Method
Research design
This research is designed to test the applicability of these theories in a case study, Ghanaian organisation. The research will use a survey strategy incorporating existing scales from peer-reviewed, high-quality academic journals. The research will be cross-sectional in nature.
Participants
The intended participants in this study work for [company name] in Ghana. Its management have agreed to grant me access to a representative sample of employees drawn from the different grades and occupations and between males and females employed within the organisation [email attached]. Eli is currently in correspondence with the manager of the human resource department to finalise a stratified random sample to represent the characteristics of the organisation’s workforce. It is envisaged that the sample size will be 200 employees.

Techniques
The scales for organisational citizenship behaviour, organisational justice and the psychological contract will be incorporated into a questionnaire that will also collect data about respondents’ demographic characteristics. This questionnaire will be administered in Ghana. It will be checked for accuracy of translation and pilot tested by some of my fellow students. Amendments will be made where necessary. It will then be administered in paper form. The data will be analysed quantitatively using IBM SPSS Statistics. A range of statistical techniques will be used to analyse these data and the results from these will be used to identify relationships between the concepts identified in the research objectives and to allow comparison with previously published research.
Ethical considerations and procedures
Eli will compose a letter to be sent to members of the sample that informs them about who I am and the purpose of my research project, and to assure them that their responses to each of the questionnaire items will be seen and used only by Eli. Respondents will not be asked for their name on the questionnaire. The questionnaire will ask for only limited personal data about each participant [for example, whether they are male or female as previous research has found this to be a significant factor in the applicability of organisational justice and organizational citizenship behaviours in a Ghanaian context (Farh et al. 1997)].
Completed questionnaires will be posted into a sealed container that will be returned to Eli to ensure respondent confidentiality and the anonymity of the data that they provide. These questionnaires will be given an anonymous code and the data they contain entered into a spreadsheet by Eli. Once I have input the data and it has been checked carefully to ensure accuracy the questionnaires will be shredded by Eli. Ensuring confidentiality and anonymity should mean that no harm should result from participating in this research. Part of my covering letter will state that participation is entirely voluntary and if an intended participant does not wish to take part, they are not under any obligation to do so. Another matching employee will be sent a copy of my letter and asked if they would like to receive a copy of my questionnaire. If he or she is willing to complete the questionnaire, he or she will be informed to post it personally into the sealed container.

Resources
I will be responsible for producing and copying the questionnaire. I will pay for the cost of posting these to Ghana. I also have access to IBM SPSS Statistics and am competent in the analytical techniques required to analyse the data and interpret this analysis. The company has kindly agreed to pay the costs of returning the completed questionnaires to Eli. Once I have received these questionnaires I will be responsible for inputting the data into the software to analyse it. There should not be any other resource requirements in order to be able to undertake this research project.
Required:
a) Using the information in the ‘Background’ section of the proposal, what concerns may be raised about the proposed ‘Research design’, ‘Title’, ‘Research question and research objectives’?
b) What further information would be helpful to know in the ‘Participants’ section?
c) Based on the concerns raised in questions 1 and 2, suggest appropriate ‘Title’, ‘Research question and research objectives’ and the ‘Research design’?

Determine whether or not the following statements are true or false.

A. If the income consumption curve is vertical, the Engel curve for good y is upward sloping.

B. If the price consumption curve (as the price of good x changes) is vertical, the price elasticity of demand for good x is zero.

C. An upward sloping price consumption curve (as the price of good x changes) indicates that goods x and y are complements in consumption.

D. If preferences over goods x and y are represented by U(x,y) = 3x^1/2 y^1/2 , the price consumption curve (as the price of x changes) is necessarily horizontal.

E. If U(x,y)= 3 + ln(x) + 5y, the income consumption curve is vertical, assuming an interior solution.

Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare/ACA was passed in 2010 as a way to control federal health care expenditures and to provide wider access to health care in the USA. The ACA has a myriad of provisions that will likely stay a part of US law, for example Family Health Insurance Coverage will include children up to age 26. The ACA also has a myriad of provisions that the current federal administration apparently believes should be repealed or at least modified. We discussed sixteen (16) changes to the ACA that have occurred since President Trump was inaugurated. Tell me five (5) of these changes to the provisions of the ACA and how you believe the ACA will be affected as a result of the changes, i.e. will it be stronger, weaker or unaffected and why.

Determine whether or not the following statements are true or false.

A. If the income consumption curve is vertical, the Engel curve for good y is upward sloping.

B. If the price consumption curve (as the price of good x changes) is vertical, the price elasticity of demand for good x is zero.

C. An upward sloping price consumption curve (as the price of good x changes) indicates that goods x and y are complements in consumption.

D. If preferences over goods x and y are represented by U(x,y) = 3x^1/2 y^1/2 , the price consumption curve (as the price of x changes) is necessarily horizontal.

E. If U(x,y)= 3 + ln(x) + 5y, the income consumption curve is vertical, assuming an interior solution.

In order to manage change and implement change strategies, it is important to avoid implementing irrelevant or random methods and try to focus on a suitable plan of action. Change management is an ongoing process that takes time, expertise, dedication and efforts to implement and run. It requires the involvement of people or staff of the company and may also result in these people being affected by the changes too. Before adopting one of the many effective and popular change management approaches and models, an organization must first figure out why it needs the changes and how will the changes benefit it.

Q.1 Demonstrate the most important major approaches, models, cost and risks of change management

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Note: Please Answer in Detail please and do not copy paste from internet

1) Let’s analyze how the following situations will affect the market for loanable funds.

a) Suppose that there is a higher government deficit.

Higher government deficit will the  (demand or supply) for loanable funds to shift to the  (left or right). As a result, the equilibrium interest rate will  (decrease or increase) and the equilibrium amount of loanable funds will  (decrease or increase).

b) Suppose that there are more social welfare programs.

More social welfare programs will cause the  (demand or supply) for loanable funds to shift to the  (left or right). As a result, the equilibrium interest rate will  (decrease or increase) and the equilibrium amount of loanable funds will  (decrease or increase).

c) Suppose that there are a higher government deficit and more social welfare programs at the same time.

There are three cases of change in equilibrium.

In all three cases, the equilibrium interest rate will definitely  (increase or decrease).

If supply changes more than demand changes, the equilibrium amount of loanable funds will  (increase or decrease or stay the same).

If supply changes less than demand changes, the equilibrium amount of loanable funds will  (increase or decrease or stay the same).

If supply changes by the same amount as the demand changes, the equilibrium amount of loanable funds will  (increase or decrease or stay the same).

2) Suppose that consumption is $10 trillion, investment is $4 trillion, government spending is $4 trillion, taxes are $3 trillion, and capital inflow is $1.2 trillion and capital outflow are $0.8 trillion.

a) Suppose that there is no government and the economy is a closed economy.

The private saving is $  trillion because private saving is equal to  without a government and trade.

b) Suppose that there is a government and the economy is a closed economy.

The public saving is -$  trillion. As a result, there is a budget  (surplus or deficit). The private saving is $  trillion.

c) Suppose that there is a government and the economy is an open economy.

The net capital flow is $  trillion. As a result, there is a net capital  (inflow or outflow). Investment is  (greater or less) than national saving.

Cancer can seem unavoidable, but we luckily know that certain behaviors and health choices are correlated with a higher risk of cancer. In this part of the course project, you will create an action plan based on the strategies you learned in this module to minimize cancer risk that is applicable to your own life. Next, think about your current lifestyle and habits. Given the ideal behaviors for minimizing cancer risk, what changes could you make to the way you live now?

Potential changes fall into three broad categories: lifestyle changes, eating habits, the way you prepare your food. Select five specific changes that you can make and write them in the “Anti-Cancer” section of the table on page 4 of this document. Then, explain the science behind why each one may have an impact on your risk for cancer.

Action Plan Table

Tip: Make each action step as specific and personal as possible. Don’t just repeat the strategy—tell us how you will incorporate it into your routine. Here are a few examples:

• Bad Example: I will exercise more.
• Good Example: I will do 20 jumping jacks before breakfast every morning.

• Bad Example: I will eat more fruit.
• Good Example: I will replace my morning doughnut with a citrus fruit 4x per week.

Laurie is a 32-year-old primigravida at 40 weeks of gestation who is admitted to the Labor and Delivery unit in early labor. She has no known risk factors. Her bag of waters is intact, and she is 3 cm dilated, 90% effaced, and –1 station. The fetal heart rate is 120 with moderate variability, and she is contracting 3 to 4 minutes apart for 60 seconds.

As a woman progresses through the stages of labor, various body system adaptations will occur.

1. What are these physiologic changes, and what are the risks to the maternal-fetal unit as a result?

2. How will the nurse modify her care of Laurie in response to these physiologic changes during labor?

3. What are the cardiovascular physiologic changes that occur during labor?

4. What position is beneficial for the laboring woman owing to these cardiovascular changes?

5. What are the respiratory physiologic changes that occur during labor?

Laurie asks the nurse if she can eat the turkey sandwich that her husband bought for her in the cafeteria.

6. Should Laurie eat a sandwich while in labor?

7. What are the gastrointestinal physiologic changes that occur during labor?

Laurie’s labor progresses. Her bag of waters ruptures spontaneously for clear fluid. She is 5 cm dilated on examination. Laurie wants an epidural for pain management. She is preloaded with IV fluid. Her bladder is distended 1 hour after the epidural is placed, and the nurse obtains an order from the physician for an in and out catheterization. The nurse dipsticks Laurie’s urine for protein, and it is 1+.

8. Should the nurse be concerned about this finding?

Laurie is now 10 cm dilated and +2 station, and she feels the urge to push.

9. What instructions should the nurse give Laurie about pushing?