Case 3 – The Approach of Negotiation

Background:

American Dream Holdings, Ltd. (ADHL), is the 100 percent owner of eighty-eight subsidiary corporations, some of which operate in virtually every state of the United States and many of which operate in a limited number of states. One of the subsidiary corporations, EFC Corp., is the general partner of two thousand limited partnerships with operations scattered around the world. EFC Corp. is the flagship and largest of ADHL’s subsidiary companies.

ADHL also has 20 to 50 percent ownership interests in other business operations. ADHL is owned by two individuals: one, Mr. Major, with 80 percent, and the other, Mr. Minor, with 20 percent. The individual owners operate additional businesses not under the ADHL umbrella. Such additional businesses are considered affiliates. ADHL provides legal, financial, and administrative services including payroll and human resource management to all of its subsidiaries as well as to many affiliates. ADHL collects a

monthly fee for such services. The fee is based on estimated needs for the services and is due regardless of the number of hours actually spent on a particular company’s matters. ADHL does not assess or collect supplemental fees for work done in excess of the estimate.

The group of eighty-eight subsidiaries and ADHL employ two thousand individual employees. All employees participate in the year-end bonus plan that is based upon group net profit attainment. The organizational structure including departmental organization is dictated by ADHL executives. The chief operating officer of ADHL, Ms. Iwon, was initially selected and hired by the 80 percent owner to be EFC Corp.’s senior vice president. EFC Corp.’s chief operating officer, Mr. Toolate, was selected and hired by the 20 percent owner approximately two months after Ms. Iwon was hired.

Approximately one year after Mr. Toolate was hired, Ms. Iwon orchestrated a reorganization that included her being promoted to the parent holding company position. EFC Corp. is perpetually three months behind in paying fees to ADHL. EFC Corp. is recalcitrant in distributing financial reports to ADHL.

Case Questions:

Question 1: Using a systems approach, identify the system or systems and their subsystems as well as the various relationships and interdependencies you see. You may utilize a drawing such as a sociogram if you like.

Question 2: Using a systems approach, identify the various conflicts in the case including describing how each is a conflict. Be sure to note how each conflict you identify meets the definition of a conflict.

Question 3: Continue your diagnosis and assessment by analyzing the function served by or the effect of each conflict in the case; assessing whether the system structure is competitive, avoidant, or collaborative; and determining your strategy and/or strategies.

1. Examine the colored chart at the bottom of the screen. It is divided into five categories. Roll over the icons (right side) to see what five categories are displayed. The first one has been answered for you.

2. Each diamond on the chart represents an event that happened. Go to the year 400 and click on the diamond to find out what new technology occured. A new screen will open with more information. What was this technology and why would it have an impact on population growth?

3. Click on other diamonds to find out impacts on human populations. Complete the chart below with 4 “events” that impacted human growth.

4. Use the tool at the bottom to move through time. (slide to right). How did the number of dots on the map change? What areas were the most populated in 1800?  

5. You can use the magnifying glass to zoom into areas in the 1990’s and 2000’s. What “people and society” event happened in 1980 that was aimed at population growth?

6. You can use the magnifying glass to zoom into areas in the 1990’s and 2000’s. What agricultural problem occurred in 2006?

7. The timeline makes predictions about the future. What year are they predicting there will be freshwater shortages? Suggest how this shortage may affect the human population.

8. The top menu has a button called overlays.Use the dropdown menu to select “Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions.” What happens to CO2 emissions between 1751 and 2010? How do you know?

9. In the year 2000, which areas had the most CO2 emissions? How do you know?

10. Use the dropdown menu to overlay fertility rate. Move the slider to 1950. What was the average number of children per woman in the US at this time? What was the fertility rate in the year 2000? What do these two numbers tell you about the population of the United States?

Examine the graph shown below: CE = Common Era

11. The graph starts in the year 1 C.E. How many years did it take for the population to reach 1 billion people?

12. It took 123 years to grow from 1 billion to 2 billion people. How long did it take to get from 6 billion to 7

billion people? What does this mean about the rate of population growth?

13. Suggest a reason why the population grew so slowly before the 1800s.

Examine the graph below. (SOURCE: EPA)

14. What type of greenhouse gas is the most prevalent worldwide?

15. What human activities contribute CO2 to the atmosphere (hint: look at the graph for clues)?

16. A “greenhouse gas” is one that absorbs infrared radiation (heat) and traps that heat in the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring effect that is important to life on the planet. Without this effect, the earth would be too cold for life to exist.  

How does an excess amount of CO2 in the air contribute to Earth’s warming? Use the diagram for reference.

17. Are greenhouse gases good, bad, or neither? Explain your answer.

Examine the graph below. (SOURCE: NASA)

18. Which greenhouse gas is being graphed?

19. What is the main take-away from this graph. Summarize what is being shown.

20. What is causing the spike at the end of the graph?

A pair of northeast looking photographs, both taken from the same location on the west shoreline of Muir

Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska showing the changes that have occurred to Muir

Glacier between September 2, 1892 and August 11, 2005.

22. How does this set of photographs relate to the human population? (Consider everything you have learned so far in this module.)

23. Connect the photo above to the diagram on the right showing sea level changes. How are they connected?

24. FINAL SYNTHESIS.

Consider all of the data, graphs and information you have just learned. Discuss how human populations have an overall impact on the planet?

The states currently have a law in place requiring them to maintain a balanced budget. Do you believe this should be required of the federal government as well? Why, or why not? What might be the ramifications if this philosophy drove the federal budget?

7) Describe import-substitution and export-led development and which states used them when. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of each of them? Please note that chapter ten in the textbook has useful material for this question.

Write chemical equations for the following. Indiciate physical states and write net ionic equations. If there is no reaction indicate so.

a) ammonium phosphate + magnesium sulfate

b)Potassium carbonate + ammonium chloride

c) magnesium + acetic acid.

Write the balanced half-reaction for the following redox reaction (include physical states like I did in final answer):

2CO₂(g) + 12H⁺(aq) + 6Zn(s) -----> C₂H₅OH(l) + 3H₂O(l) + 6Zn²⁺(aq)

Draw the ionization states for Lys and include how many ionizable protons are there. Given that amino group pKa = 9.0 and pKa of carboxylic group is 2.2. Please also include location of Zwitterion on titration curvealong with the pI calculation.

-Give the reaction of the dissolution of NH4Cl in water (Use lowest possible coefficients. Include states of matter under the given conditions in your answer)

-When 6.53 grams of NH4Cl is dissolved, how many moles of cation are produced?

Identify three components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that went into effect in 2014 and discuss their impact or potential impact on the practice of nursing and medicine. Be specific as to what the provision states, who it affects, and the impact that it may have.