...Case Study 13 Analysis Elizabeth Sapp University of North Carolina at Charlotte The situational analysis of Emanuel Medical Center (EMC) reveals a not-for profit independent hospital located in Turlock, California that is encountering financial troubles as it struggles to remain open. Changes in federal regulations such as the implementation of the EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act) laws and lower reimbursement rates for federally run insurance programs, changes in service area demographics, and the evolution of the services that locally competing hospitals offer have all contributed to five consecutive negative operating margins for EMC. (Harris, Vogt, & Gilinsky, 2004). Strategic Options Strategic issues are those events that affect an organization and its position within its environment. In the case of EMC the President and CEO, Robert Moen will need to discuss the options available to the hospital with other leaders through strategic planning. This is a process of developing steps for an organization to accomplish its mission and vision through strategic strategies. To make this process a success analyzing and understanding the situation is done by performing an external and internal environmental analysis along with refining the organizations’ directional strategies. In the end, EMC has five possible strategic options including, merging the hospital, selling the hospital, closing the ED, closing the hospital, or doing nothing and trying to...
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...ID THE CASE: E. MARTYN GRIFFEN v. ALPHA PHI ALPHA, INC. ET AL. and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. d/b/a Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Lionel Anderson-Perez and Kelechi Okereke Civil Action No. 06-1735 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania PARTIES TO THE CASE: PLAINTIFF = E. MARTYN GRIFFEN DEFENDANT = ALPHA PHI ALPHA, INC. ET AL., Lionel Anderson-Perez and Kelechi Okereke RELEVANT AND MATERIAL FACTS (LIST JUST 5 OR LESS): 1. Plaintiff E. Martyn Griffen was twenty years old and at his junior year of college at the University of Pensylvania. Mr. Griffen intended to became a member of Psi Chapter of Alpha , Inc. (Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. ("the Fraternity") formed in 1905 at Cornell University....
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...great effort to achieve academic success. In the process of working hard to get to their aims, homework is always the steps lead them there. To a great extent, school assignments have not only greatly influenced elementary and high school students’ educational improvements, but also their health conditions. Firstly, assignments after school have brought primary school students both advantages and disadvantages educationally. To begin with, every adult believes that elementary school students are still too young to be able to manage themselves reasonable and keep themselves in good control. First, it can be imagined that an 8-year-old child would not review the knowledge he learnt 2 days ago if he is not asked to do any homework. In that case, his score would definitely decline. Second, still using the example above, people can predict that even more serious than the retrogression of academic work but degeneration of living. He may waste a lot of time on other things like playing computer games and even get involved in some bad peer groups which educate him negatively and would lead him to a dark future. Therefore homework has been playing a greatly important role in primary school students’ academic work and is an efficient way to prevent them going astray. However on the contrary, people believe that homework must have brought lots of disadvantages on children in specific ages, or there would not be a history of being against of homework. There were many issues about banning...
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...Mr. Moore, the current facts are as follows, you have a female employee that was sexually harassed during several instances. First, she was the subject of various pranks and other forms of workplace bullying by her fellow male colleagues. Second, she was subject to harassment by being spanked by a fellow employee. Third she was subject to verbal harassment by being told to "grow some balls" and also by harassment from male employees putting sings up saying bras optional. Lastly, she was discriminated against by being fired for negligent behavior when there were no repercussions for men acting in similar poor behavior. Since these facts show that Teddy's Supplies' is a culture of hostile working conditions it would be difficult for you, Mr. Moore to show that the company acted prudent to prevent said behavior despite the policies in place and the circumstances. As case law of Teresa Harris v Forklift Systems, Inc. points out a pattern of insulting behavior is a form of sexual discrimination so the fact that a pattern of insulting behavior towards Mrs. Pollard exists does provide evidence that discrimination is present. Given that Mrs. Pollard was the only female in the main warehouse and such an environment was present it is clear Mrs. Pollard was receiving disparate treatment due to the fact she was a female. My best advice on what to offer for settlement would be two times her salary. Offering two times her salary would pay for the time she had to endure the criticism...
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...like. They went by consistency and taste for their yogurt. The containers are nothing fancy but it’s the product the people is interested in purchasing. The perfect recipe and the perfect 6 ounce size cups is what attract consumers. This year Chobani has come up with Chobani Champions. It is a smaller size and appeals to children. This is another marketing model. The cups are designed to attract the children and the flavors are what the children like. Running Header: CHOBANI YOGURT Chobani yogurt was a sponsor for the 2012 Olympics in London for the first time. According to Harris Interactive’s 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend study, Chobani yogurt was rated one of the top yogurt brands. The factory in New Berlin, NY has approximately $1 billion in annual sales and it ships out 1.5 to 1.7 million cases of yogurt...
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...General Hospital” Christy D. Harris Dr. Jack Huddleston, Professor BUS520: Leadership and Organizational Behavior August 20, 2011 Discuss the conflict that is occurring at General Hospital. The conflict that is occurring at General Hospital is simply a case of making the right financial decisions and man vs. computer. What I mean by that is, in trying to make cost effective decisions on how to cut back on expenses they chose to replace capable human beings that gave accurate results with a computerized system that is not glitch free and has not been proven to give accurate readings and correct patient information on the right patients nor was it approved by the board. This machine has been set in place to handle serious information that affects the well being of sick people whom are in no position to be misdiagnosed. Also this decision can very well place an even more expensive charge on the hospital if someone should become mistreated and they find grounds to sue. In the case study the main issue is cutting cost for the hospital however the way that they are trying to eliminate expenses or find a cheaper way out was clearly not well thought out and researched in regards to the concern of the patients’ treatments. It seems as though the COO knew about the latest trend among other facilities and immediately made the change with absolutely no hesitation. Reading this study makes me reflect on the situation...
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...| Prion Disease | VET 140 Mr. Bell | Roger Meadows 5/7/2012 | A prion is a protein that has been mutated. Prion means proteinaceous infectious particle. Proteinaceous infectious particle can be broken down into:” proteinaceous which is relating to, resembling, or being protein, Infectious which is capable of causing infection, and particle which is a minute quantity or fragment” (Merriam – Webster 2012). So a proteinaceous infectious partial would be a very small protein that can cause an infection. The protein called PrP can be found in nerve cells all through the brain. The prion does not have a nucleus like other infectious dieses, and this makes it rare. Without the nucleus, it is not a virus or bacteria; it is only a protein (Hinz, A., Doremus, C., 1997). Prions cause a wide range of neurologic diseases in sheep, cows, and humans and were identified by Stanley Prusiner at UCSF in 1981 (Immunity and Disease, 2001). Prions are responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or TSE’s. Spongiform encephalopathies can develop three different ways, either by a normal prion changing into an abnormal one, or the PRNP gene that targets the creation of a protein which mutates into an abnormal protein, or consumption of contaminated items (Hinz, A., Doremus, C., 1997). TSE’s are very rare and affect around one person in every million each year over the world. TSE’s include bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease in cattle, scrapie in sheep, chronic...
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...correlation? When a child commits an act of violence, there are times when video games are brought into the equation of the cause. Sometimes, depending on the nature of the crime, violent video games are being blamed directly for the violence of children. There has been research done to learn more about the effects playing violent games on children’s behavior. Since children learn through repetition, repeatedly watching acts of violence over and over again will have an adverse effect on a child’s mind. While the debate continues of whether violent video games are the cause of child violence, one thing that is certain is that parents need to be educated about the effects that playing unsuitable games can have on their children. Cases that seem to show a link between violent video games and children’s behavior are countless. In Jacksonville, Florida, a little girl accidentally shot herself with her father’s handgun (Warford). When Action News asked the little girl’s mother, Lachrisha Holmes, how the little girl even knew what to do with the gun, her mom replied, “I walked past my son and saw her on the computer and they were playing game called ‘Maria Wars,’ they were disassembling a gun” (Warford). Holmes said that she isn’t blaming video games but wonders if that is how her daughter learned what to do with a gun (Warford). In Marble Falls, Texas, a thirteen-year-old boy shot a fifteen-year-old boy while playing the M-rated “God of War” (Lawsuit Looming). Troy Guthrie...
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...wish to explore a topic further or test your understanding of past exam questions, please do not hesitate to consult with your tutor or lecturer. The purpose of this tutorial guide is also to allow students to develop the skills (both verbal and written) necessary to analyse problems which may arise in practice. The guide is designed to allow each student to reach the goal of being able to apply theory, knowledge and problem solving technique to fact situations that may arise in company law. It is essential that students learn to select the important issues in such fact situations and that they be able to advance, in discussion, a carefully analysed solution aimed at resolution of the factual situation based on both relevant legislation and case law. It is assumed that students will refer to the course outline and texts without specific direction. The references (if any) listed in the tutorial problems are by no means exhaustive. It is expected...
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...care for clients with acute health problems. Contribute to complex nursing care of clients. Administer and monitor medications. Administer and monitor IV meds. Assessment 2 Post-op Case Study Assessment 2 Question 1. Identify a minimum of 5 nursing actions, in order of priority you would perform related to above information. Mrs Abu has had a considerable change in her vital signs (blood pressure lowered, her pulse is rapid, her respirations increased and temperature has dropped) form the baseline taken before surgery. These findings alone would be reported to the Registered Nurse and monitored. But because of the changes in vital sings, coupled with Mrs Abu reporting light-headedness and nausea, plus her significant blood loss form the surgical wound, you would be assessing for hypovolemic shock which can be life threatening. As the nurse you would be seeking assistance immediately, assessing her airway, breathing and circulation. Applying oxygen, applying pressure at the surgical site and continuing to monitor (airway, breathing, circulation) and vital signs until help arrives. Mrs Abu should be given nil by mouth as she may return to surgery (Gulanick, Myers, Klopp, Galanes, Gandishar & Puzas 2003, p.329). Question 2. Complete the interventions and rationale in Mrs Abu's care plan related to the following diagnosis |Nursing Diagnosis |Interventions |Rationale | |Acute...
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...Everyone Does It In this case study, Case 6: “Everyone Does It”, an individual has been interning at a defense attorney’s law office during the summer. He/ She was given the opportunity to “sit at the defense table, help prepare notes for Thomas Deffens, the attorney, and also had the opportunity to sit on interviews with clients and witnesses. He/ She also had the opportunity to read police reports and evaluate evidence in the police evidence room with Mr. Deffens” (Braswell, Miller, & Pollack, 2006). The intern went to the courthouse with Mr. Deffens and soon realized that attorneys spend every morning there whether or not they have a case or not. The reason they are there is due to docket call. Docket call is when the “judges assigned the indigent cases” (Braswell, Miller, & Pollack, 2006). Mr. Deffens takes court appointments along with his private clients. While at the court house you realized that Deffens is very flirtatious with a women named Julie. Julie is the court administrator for Judge Anderson. Later on, the intern went back to the court house to file papers and Deffens asked the intern to drop something off to Julie. It was an envelope with her name on it, nothing official. The intern soon realized that it was not sealed, the flap was left open and you see five ten dollar bills and a note that read “Armstrong”. After reading that note, you made a connection with the name Armstrong. Deffens had received an appointment for a case named Armstrong and the money was...
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...Alcoa Case Study Alcoa, as a company, has a strong commitment to safety. The CEO has publicly announced that safety was his top priority, and this could be evidenced in accident rates that were well below industry standards. The Mission Valley Plant was no exception. However, there had been some recent concerning events, and there is always room for improvement in the identification, analysis, recommendation, and implementations of a safety-centric environment. #1 There are seven key elements in Mission Valley’s approach to safety that have evolved since Paul O’Neill became the CEO of Alcoa in June 1987. * Safety is a top priority Immediately upon his arrival, Mr. O’Neill announced that his top priority for the company would be safety. It has been shown that Health, Safety, and Environment (HS&E) is more accepted and more easily enforced when driven from the top of an organization down. * Line managers’ involvement in safety The Mission Valley Works site covers 120 acres and employs 3,850 people, but there are only five employees whose job function is exclusively HS&E. Therefore, it is crucial that line managers spend a significant amount of their time concentrating on HS&E related issues. * Investigating the root causes of injuries Mission Valley’s approach to an incident investigation included assembling a diverse team of operators and supervisors, the development of a list of root causes, implementation of corrective actions...
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...| Are diamonds investor’s best friend? | Study on polished diamonds as an alternative investment. | | Presented by:Daria GoldobinaStudent number:080006193Supervised by:Anh L. TranIn partial fulfilment of the:BSc Business Studies, Cass Business SchoolDate:24th March 2011I certify that I have complied with the guidelines on plagiarism outlined in the Course Handbook in the production of this dissertation and that it is my own, unaided work.Signature:__________________________________________ | | This work is dedicated to the memory of my beloved grandfather Ivan Smolin. He was a sweet, kind and sensitive man who devoted his life to studying precious stones and metals. He enriched my life with passion to beauty. If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor Joan Rivers Contents Acknowledgements 3 Executive summary 7 I Introduction 10 Ground for discussion 10 Objectives 10 Methodology 11 II Literature review and hypothesis development 12 Overview 12 Introduction 12 History of diamonds 12 Industry structure 13 DeBeers cartel 15 Diamond valuation 16 Diamond valuation process 16 Determinants of diamond prices 18 Diamond as an investment 19 Types of investment 19 Problems associated with investing in diamonds 20 Benefits associated with investing in diamonds 20 Alternatives to investing in diamonds 23 Hypothesis development 25 III Methodology 26 Data collection 26 Primary research 26 Secondary...
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...(H.W. Wilson) Title:|The Nurture Assumption (Book Review). | Authors:|Smith, Peter K.| Source:|Politics & the Life Sciences. Mar2000, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p12. 3p. | Document Type:|Book Review| Subjects:|NURTURE Assumption, The (Book)BOOKS -- ReviewsHARRIS, JudithCHILDRENNONFICTION| Abstract:|Reviews the book 'The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do,' by Judith Rich Harris.| ISSN:|0730-9384| Accession Number:|4986086| || Persistent link to this record (Permalink):|http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pbh&AN=4986086&site=ehost-live| || Cut and Paste:|The Nurture Assumption (Book Review).| || Database: |Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection| AUTHOR: |Peter K. Smith| TITLE: |The Nurture Assumption| SOURCE: |Politics and the Life Sciences 19 no1 112-14 Mr 2000| The magazine publisher is the copyright holder of this article and it is reproduced with permission. Further reproduction of this article in violation of the copyright is prohibited. The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do Judith Rich Harris New York: The Free Press, 1998, 462 pp. US$25.50 cloth. ISBN 0-684-84409-5. US$15.00 paper. ISBN 0-684-85707-3. Simon and Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, USA. Judith Rich Harris's book has generated very considerable controversy and publicity. The bottom line of her argument is that, when we think of how children develop, what interests they have, whether...
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...Internal auditing Case study QUESTION 1 SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT matrix) is a structured planning method used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a project or in a business venture. Strengths There no strengths of this university | Weakness * One of the weaknesses of university was the inadequate segregation duty. Mr. Lockwood had a wide span of control and was unable breach certain policies .for example purchasing and university policies. * Another weakness is that the internal auditing department was not independent therefore it could not detect error or abasement of the university system. * The president did not perform is work effectively manner because he did not check in on vice president to ensure he was doing it effectively after giving so responsibility. * Promoting unethical conducts. For example lying to board about insurance companies. | Opportunities * One major opportunity is that they could reduce the amount of years they would be operating in deficits by raising the school fee. | Threats * One major threats is that university would operate at loss for the next biennium * Raising the school is also a threat because it might be higher that there competitors which force the customer to chose there competitors if they can offered it . | Question 2 How important is internal control in a university environment? Internal controls are the procedures that are put in place to help achieve the objectives...
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