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Describe a quasi-experimental research design that could be used to answer your research question.

Assignment 1: Studying Diversity in Organizations

Diversity is a hot topic for industrial/organizational (I/O) professionals and with good reason, given the increasingly global nature of modern work organizations (Arokiasamy, 2013). In preparation for this discussion forum, review the current literature related to workplace diversity. In your review, pay particular attention to future diversity research recommendations mentioned in the literature.

Tasks:

For this discussion assignment, on the basis of your review of the diversity literature, respond to the following in a minimum of 300 words:

Describe an area of workplace diversity that needs additional research.
State your research question.
Develop a research hypothesis.
Describe a quasi-experimental research design that could be used to answer your research question.

Be sure to explain what elements of your proposed study make it a quasi-experimental research design.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources. Your response should rely upon at least two sources from additional professional literature—articles from peer-reviewed journals and relevant textbooks.

Reference:

Arokiasamy, A. R. A. (2013). Literature review on workforce diversity,

employee performance, and organizational goals: A concept paper.

Researchers World, 4(4), 58–63.

Submission Details:

By Saturday, January 30, 2016, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
Through Wednesday, February 3, 2016, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts who chose perspectives different from yours. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion

Discuss any applicable health policies and regulations that may be in place to address the issue.

esearch and discuss 1 public health issue in the United States today. Write a paper that addresses the following:

Explain why it is a public health issue and what is currently being done to address it at the local, state, and federal levels.

Discuss any applicable health policies and regulations that may be in place to address the issue.

At least 3 scholarly references

Explain the role media played in the incident.

Criteria for Paper Four

Select one of the major terrorist incidents presented in the Appendix of our textbook. In a well-written paper: Explain the role media played in the incident. Make sure your discussion reflects themes in chapters 14 through 17 of our textbook. Papers must adhere to the following guidelines PRIOR to submission on or before the last day of Week 8: The first page of your paper will be a cover sheet correctly formatted according to APA guidelines. This paper will use 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, and double spacing. The citations for each article MUST be correctly formatted according to APA guidelines. Do NOT use an automated citation manager to perform this function. Do it manually for this assignment and check your formatting against available APA resources. Excluding the cover page and references, this paper must EXCEED 12 pages of written text. Only COMPLETE paragraphs consisting of an introductory sentence, a full explanation of key points supported with properly cited sources, and a concluding sentence may be used. Only use published articles from academic texts, such as those found at scholar.google.com or accessed through your Grantham University EBSCO host account. The entire paper must be your original work. It may not include quotes, and at no time should text be copied and pasted. This paper DOES require an introductory paragraph, explicit thesis

Identify and describe at least three ways that partners will be incorporated into exercises; make these descriptions detailed, logical, and relevant to the success of this specific plan.

Using any or all sources that you have been exposed to throughout the term, you will create a strategic plan (10–12 pages) to improve collaboration between the agencies that are involved in homeland security and emergency response in your city. Be sure to describe how your plan will encourage agencies to work together and avoid turf wars with regard to information and jurisdiction.

For this assignment, the strategies and plans listed in the resources for this and the other units provide examples of plans that you may use as a template. Because of the page limit, it is unlikely that an entire strategic plan is achievable. Therefore, you should focus on preparing a collaboration annex to the plan that you select.

You will again approach it from the perspective of an emergency planner for the real-world county that you have employed all term. (Again, please use a pseudonym when referring to this county.)
Choose either an emergency operations plan or a subject-specific plan (such as pandemic influenza, school safety and preparedness, information sharing, establishing a fusion center, or any other reasonable topic).
Locate an annex in any plan or strategy; it does not need to be the plan that you have selected to contribute to for this assignment.
You are going to produce a collaboration annex to a plan that is used (actually or hypothetically) by your county.
- Provide definitions and explanations for key terms, including interagency, partners, collaborative relationships, coordination, and team-building.
Develop and describe 3–5 primary overarching objectives for collaboration and coordination. These are strategic and therefore conceptual; you will be more specific later.
- These objectives should be as detailed as possible to include information as to why and how they should be pursued and achieved.
- An example of an objective may be to seek consensus with the subsequent rationale for this, potentially including focusing the team on a single end state, permitting all partners to have some ownership on the plan’s elements or overall goals, or demonstrating respect for all partners’ perspectives.
  - These components must be fully explained.
Identify at least ten stakeholders with whom the county will need to collaborate for this specific plan. Describe the following for each partner:
- The specific capabilities that it brings to bear
- Benefits that it will reap from collaboration
- Challenges that collaboration or partnering will create for it
- Points of contact for each partner agency
- Any other information that you feel is relevant
Educate prospective partners on methods that the county will use to promote collaboration.
- Select or originally design at least four methods, programs or approaches designed to foster collaboration.
  - You have learned about some methods and can locate many more in available strategies and operating procedures, especially those focused primarily on interagency coordination.
  - You may choose methods from existing sources, design your own programs, or combine both forms; if you use a method from another source, you must properly reference it.
Identify and describe at least three ways that partners will be incorporated into exercises; make these descriptions detailed, logical, and relevant to the success of this specific plan.

Only use published articles from academic texts, such as those found at scholar.google.com or accessed through your Grantham University EBSCO host account.

Select one of the major terrorist incidents presented in the Appendix of our textbook.
In a well-written paper:
- Explain the role media played in the incident.
- Make sure your discussion reflects themes in chapters 14 through 17 of our textbook.
Papers must adhere to the following guidelines PRIOR to submission on or before the last day of Week 8:
- The first page of your paper will be a cover sheet correctly formatted according to APA guidelines.
- This paper will use 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, and double spacing.
- The citations for each article MUST be correctly formatted according to APA guidelines. Do NOT use an automated citation manager to perform this function. Do it manually for this assignment and check your formatting against available APA resources.
- Excluding the cover page and references, this paper must EXCEED 12 pages of written text.
- Only COMPLETE paragraphs consisting of an introductory sentence, a full explanation of key points supported with properly cited sources, and a concluding sentence may be used.
- Only use published articles from academic texts, such as those found at scholar.google.com or accessed through your Grantham University EBSCO host account.
- The entire paper must be your original work. It may not include quotes, and at no time should text be copied and pasted.
- This paper DOES require an introductory paragraph, explicit thesis

Explain what these results mean to someone who has not taken this course before.

Watch the “Psychology Research in Context” video.

Answer the following questions in a 700- to 1,050-word paper:

What was the goal of the present study?
How are the present results considered valid?
Explain what these results mean to someone who has not taken this course before.
How do you understand the concept of statistical significance in relation to this study?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Faculty Materials

Films Media Group (2008). Statistical Analysis (02:49) From Title: Psychology Research in Context

Second assignment

Scientific Method Presentation

Create a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation outlining the steps using the scientific method as a process model for answering research questions. Include the following:

Describe the steps in the process.
How can this process be used in other areas like (chose two areas listed or any of your own):
- Business
- Marketing
- Human Resources
- Advertising
  Include speaker notes.
  
  Format reference citations consistent with APA guidelines

Describe the process and benefits of the programs for parents.

Select one (1) of the scenarios on which to focus your informative paper. Research the topic and include credible sources to support claims. Identify your purpose clearly, incorporate audience needs, establish a desired tone, and organize information and / or claims effectively.

Your boss has asked you (a communication specialist) to write an informative paper about the free clinic that will be opening in your local neighborhood for those without medical insurance. Describe the process and benefits of the program for the public.
The state school board chairperson has asked you (a consultant on health and wellness) to write an informative paper about the recent changes to the national breakfast and lunch program to improve nutrition and health. Describe the process and benefits of the programs for parents.
The director of a local domestic violence shelter has asked you (a board member and volunteer for the organization) to write an informative paper about your local organization’s program. Describe the process and benefits of the program for the community members.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Provide a clear thesis statement.
Describe the process (decisions, steps) involved in the program.
Explain the benefits of the program.
Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Provide three (3) relevant and credible sources to support claims. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Associate the features of audience, purpose, and text with various genres.
Recognize the elements and correct use of a thesis statement.
Recognize how to organize ideas with transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
Incorporate relevant, correctly documented sources to substantiate claims.
Apply the writing process to develop various writing genres.
Write clearly and concisely about selected topics using proper writing mechanics.
Use technology and information resources to research selected issues for this course

Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company given the cost functions below.

Using the regression results and the other computations from Assignment 1, determine the market structure in which the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company operates.

• Use the Internet to research two (2) of the leading competitors in the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food industry, and take note of their pricing strategies, profitability, and their relationships within the industry (worldwide).

• Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

• Outline a plan that will assess the effectiveness of the market structure for the company’s operations. Note: In Assignment 1, the assumption was that the market structure [or selling environment] was perfectly competitive and that the equilibrium price was to be determined by setting QD equal to QS. You are now aware of recent changes in the selling environment that suggest an imperfectly competitive market where your firm now has substantial market power in setting its own “optimal” price.

• Given that business operations have changed from the market structure specified in the original scenario in Assignment 1, determine two (2) likely factors that might have caused the change. Predict the primary manner in which this change would likely impact business operations in the new market environment.

• Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company given the cost functions below. Suggest substantive ways in which the low-calorie food company may use this information in order to make decisions in both the short-run and the long-run.

• TC = 160,000,000 + 100Q + 0.0063212Q2 VC = 100Q + 0.0063212Q2 MC= 100 + 0.0126424Q

• Determine the possible circumstances under which the company should discontinue operations. Suggest key actions that management should take in order to confront these circumstances. Provide a rationale for your response. (Hint: Your firm’s price must cover average variable costs in the short run and average total costs in the long run to continue operations.)

• Suggest one (1) pricing policy that will enable your low-calorie, frozen microwavable food company to maximize profits. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.

• (Hints:

• In Assignment 1, you determined your firm’s market demand equation. Now you need to find the inverse demand equation. Having found that, find the Total Revenue function for your firm (TR is P x Q). From your firm’s Total Revenue function, then find your Marginal Revenue (MR) function.

• Use the profit maximization rule MR = MC to determine your optimal price and optimal output level now that you have market power. Compare these values with the values you generated in Assignment 1. Determine whether your price higher is or lower.)

• Outline a plan, based on the information provided in the scenario, which the company could use in order to evaluate its financial performance. Consider all the key drivers of performance, such as company profit or loss for both the short term and long term, and the fundamental manner in which each factor influences managerial decisions.

• (Hints:

• Calculate profit in the short run by using the price and output levels you generated in part 5. Optional: You may want to compare this to what profit would have been in Assignment 1 using the cost function provided here.

• Calculate profit in the long run by using the output level you generated in part 5 and cost data in part 3 and assuming that the selling environment will likely be very competitive. Determine why this would be a valid assumption.)

• Recommend two (2) actions that the company could take in order to improve its profitability and deliver more value to its stakeholders. Outline, in brief, a plan to implement your recommendations.

• Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

• Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

• The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze short-run and long-run production and cost functions.

• Apply macroeconomic concepts to changes in global and national economies and how they affect economic growth, inflation, interest rates, and wage rates.

• Evaluate the profit-maximizing price and output level for given operating costs for monopolies and firms in competitive industries.

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in managerial economics and globalization.

• Write clearly and concisely about managerial economics and globalization using proper writing

Outline a plan that will assess the effectiveness of the market structure for the company’s operations.