In Part One of this case study analysis, students are to use the facts from the case study to determine two different organization theories that are demonstrated.  For Part Two, students will compare the 21^st century manager to that of the main character in the case study and the implications of change in being a 21^st century manager.

In selecting an organizational theory that best describes the current shipping manager, students will use the timeline to select a school of thought and a theory or theories of that time frame.  Students will need to research the theorist(s) and theories to complete the assignment and answer the questions below.  Students are expected to be thorough in responding to Part One.

In Part Two, students are going to compare the management skills of the current shipping manager to that of you as the new shipping manager.

 

Step 1:  Review “How to Analyze a Case Study” (see attached)

 

Step 2:  Create a Word document that is double-spaced, 12-point font.  The final product will be between 4-5 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.

 

Step 3:  Review the grading rubric for the assignment.

 

Step 4:  Use headings following this format:

• Title page with title, your name, the course, the instructor’s name;
• Introduction (one paragraph that briefly describes the situation and tells a reader the main points of the paper;
• Part One;
• Part Two.

Step 5:  In writing a case study, the writing is in the third person.  What this means is that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:  http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person

 

Step 6:  In writing this assignment, students are expected to support the reasoning using in-text citations and a reference list.  If any material is used from a source, it must be cited and referenced.  A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.  

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Step 7:  In writing this assignment, students are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes.  Learn to paraphrase by reviewing this link:  https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html

 

Step 8:  In writing this assignment, students may use external resources but the majority of resources will come from the course.

 

Step 9:  Read critically and analyze the following scenario:

Part One

Scenario:

Recycled Furnishings is a division of an international home furnishing company called Thor Enterprises.  Recycled Furnishings makes glass sofas for outdoor use from recycled bottles and glass. The business has grown rapidly in the last thirty years and now that it has become a division of Thor Enterprises, the company is going international.  The shipping manager for Recycled Furnishings, Robert, has been in his job since the start of the company.  Prior to coming to Recycled Furnishings, Robert worked as a container manufacturing engineer at Damco, a local shipping company and worked his way up to supervisor prior to joining Recycled Furnishings. Robert, a baby boomer, quickly rose to supervisor at Damco because of his ability to optimize the way tasks were performed and his knack to implement processes so workers could be trained to perform their specialized sequence of motion in one best way.  He brought this management style to Recycled Furnishing and helped to improve the methodology of furniture assembly as well as the shipping processes.

A major shift in management occurred in the late 1980’s and early 90’s that caused Robert to reconsider his management approach.  For example, advances in technology, the organization joining a union, change in the value systems, organizational design and globalization all affected the culture of Recycled Furnishings.  Robert was successful with this transformation and contributed greatly to the company’s success.

In answering the following questions, make sure that the facts of the scenario and the course readings support the reasoning of the answers provided.

• Discuss the school of thought that best describes Robert’s management style when he first joined Recycled Furnishings.
• Discuss the theorist under the identified school of thought that best depicts Robert’s management style. What contribution did this theorist make to management and why was his or her contribution important to the field of management?
• Select and discuss the school of thought that best describes the management style Robert used once the shift took place? Why is this school of thought the best choice?
• Select and discuss one theorist who supports this school of thought. Address the principles of the theory and how a manager would do his job and interact with his staff.  How does what the theorist proposed support the facts in the case study?
• Compare and contrast the current management thought with Robert’s early thinking;

 

Part Two

Scenario:

Recently Robert announced his plans to retire.  You have been hired as his replacement and with the international launch on the horizon you have big shoes to fill.  You feel you are more than capable of handling the shipping manager position and characterize yourself as a 21^st century manager.

• As a 21^st century manager, compare the way you will manage versus the way of Robert;
• What implications do the changes in management have for the future of Thor?
• How will the new approach to the job likely change the shipping division?

Step 10:  Create the introductory paragraph.  Within this paragraph, provide a brief overview of the scenario.  Then, provide a thesis statement and tell the reader the main topics covered in the paper.  The introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper but is typically written after writing the body of the paper (Questions students responded to above).  View this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph:  http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html

 

Step 11:  Respond to the questions in Part One and Part Two following the format provided.  Be clear and concise in the writing and make sure the questions are comprehensively answered.

 

Step 12:  Using the grading rubric as a comparison, read through the paper to ensure all required

For companies that have a mission of selling, a major objective is to motivate the salespeople.  While that are many factors that go into motivating these people, one of the primary factors is the compensation plan that describes how they will be rewarded. Research a large organization’s sales force and its compensation plan.

 

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

 

1.     In order to motivate the sales force to produce the highest number of clients, describe six (6) features of an effective total rewards program.

 

2.     Describe the behaviors of the sales force that are targeted with the compensation plan.

 

3.     Assess how a value proposition is achieved for current and future employees in the plan you have outlined.

 

4.     Based upon the type of plan you have created, indicate how attracted you think future salespeople may be to this plan.

 

5.     Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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:

 

·         Define total rewards and describe the advantages of a total rewards approach.

 

·         Analyze an organization’s strategy, workforce, operating environment, and key stakeholders to identify critical factors in designing a total rewards strategy.

 

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in total rewards.

 

·         Write clearly and concisely about total rewards using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

For companies that have a mission of selling, a major objective is to motivate the salespeople.  While that are many factors that go into motivating these people, one of the primary factors is the compensation plan that describes how they will be rewarded. Research a large organization’s sales force and its compensation plan.

 

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

 

1.     In order to motivate the sales force to produce the highest number of clients, describe six (6) features of an effective total rewards program.

 

2.     Describe the behaviors of the sales force that are targeted with the compensation plan.

 

3.     Assess how a value proposition is achieved for current and future employees in the plan you have outlined.

 

4.     Based upon the type of plan you have created, indicate how attracted you think future salespeople may be to this plan.

 

5.     Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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:

 

·         Define total rewards and describe the advantages of a total rewards approach.

 

·         Analyze an organization’s strategy, workforce, operating environment, and key stakeholders to identify critical factors in designing a total rewards strategy.

 

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in total rewards.

 

·         Write clearly and concisely about total rewards using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

n this assignment, you will apply the principles of operational, classical, and observational learning. Behaviors are learned, and the following options are examples of three ways a person learns a behavior.

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

 

Option 1: Dog Phobia Paper

Option 2: Public Speaking Phobia Paper

Option 3: Little Hans Case Study

 

Option 1: Dog Phobia Paper

 

Sally is a 23-year-old woman who has a severe phobia of dogs. She has had this phobia since she had a negative experience with dogs when she was in the second grade. She now goes out of her way to avoid dogs and places that dogs may be. This causes her to experience anxiety when she meets someone new and is invited to an unfamiliar area.

 

Write a 1,500- to 1,750-word paper that uses behavioral and cognitive theory to analyze dog phobia.

 

Analyze the three potential ways Sally could have developed this phobia: operational (stimulus-responseàconsequence), classical (CS-UCS-UCR-CR), and observational.

 

Discuss how extinction and cognitive learning could help Sally recover from her phobia.

 

Address the following in your paper:

 

• Describe Sally’s phobia using inference and research of the development of simple phobias, such as dog phobias.
• Describe, in detail, how the phobia could be explained by the following:

 

o    Classical conditioning

o    Operant conditioning

o    Observational learning

 

• Discuss how the process of extinction could be used to help Sally overcome her phobia.
• Discuss how the tenets of cognitive theory could be applied to help Sally overcome her phobia.

 

Cite at least two references in your paper to support your assessment.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Option 2: Public Speaking Phobia Paper

 

Bill is a 28-year-old man who recalls that he disliked giving speeches in high school and avoided speech class in college until his senior year. Everything was fine with his job until his latest promotion, because his new position requires public speaking on a weekly basis. He has tried to find a way to keep his job and avoid giving speeches, but he has not found a solution.

 

Write a 1,500- to 1,750-word paper that uses behavioral and cognitive theory to analyze public speaking phobia.

 

Analyze the three potential ways Bill could have developed this phobia: operational (stimulus-responseàconsequence), classical (CS-UCS-UCR-CR), and observational.

 

Discuss how extinction and cognitive learning could help Bill recover from his phobia.

 

Include the following in your paper:

 

• Describe Bill’s phobia using inference and research of the development of simple phobias, such as public speaking phobias.
• Describe, in detail, how the phobia could be explained by the following:

o    Classical conditioning

o    Operant conditioning

o    Observational learning

 

• Discuss how the process of extinction could be used to help Bill overcome his phobia.
• Discuss how the tenets of cognitive theory could be applied to help Bill overcome his phobia.

 

Cite at least two references in your paper to support your assessment.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Option 3: Little Hans Case Study

 

In this option, you will review Freud’s case study of Little Hans, the young boy who developed a fear of horses. Read the original case study of Little Hans, located on the student website.

 

Prepare a 1,500- to 1,750-word paper in which you use psychoanalytic theory to analyze Little Hans.

 

Include the following in your paper:

 

• Complete an analysis of the phobia of Little Hans from a psychoanalytic perspective.

 

o    Discuss how psychoanalytic theory conceptualized the phobia of Little Hans.

o    Discuss why this was such a remarkable strategy for the period.

 

• Describe, in detail, how the phobia of Little Hans could be explained by the following:

 

o    Classical conditioning (behavioral perspective)

o    Observational learning (social learning perspective)

 

Cite at least two psychoanalytic references in your paper to support your assessment.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

n this assignment, you will apply the principles of operational, classical, and observational learning. Behaviors are learned, and the following options are examples of three ways a person learns a behavior.

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

 

Option 1: Dog Phobia Paper

Option 2: Public Speaking Phobia Paper

Option 3: Little Hans Case Study

 

Option 1: Dog Phobia Paper

 

Sally is a 23-year-old woman who has a severe phobia of dogs. She has had this phobia since she had a negative experience with dogs when she was in the second grade. She now goes out of her way to avoid dogs and places that dogs may be. This causes her to experience anxiety when she meets someone new and is invited to an unfamiliar area.

 

Write a 1,500- to 1,750-word paper that uses behavioral and cognitive theory to analyze dog phobia.

 

Analyze the three potential ways Sally could have developed this phobia: operational (stimulus-responseàconsequence), classical (CS-UCS-UCR-CR), and observational.

 

Discuss how extinction and cognitive learning could help Sally recover from her phobia.

 

Address the following in your paper:

 

• Describe Sally’s phobia using inference and research of the development of simple phobias, such as dog phobias.
• Describe, in detail, how the phobia could be explained by the following:

 

o    Classical conditioning

o    Operant conditioning

o    Observational learning

 

• Discuss how the process of extinction could be used to help Sally overcome her phobia.
• Discuss how the tenets of cognitive theory could be applied to help Sally overcome her phobia.

 

Cite at least two references in your paper to support your assessment.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Option 2: Public Speaking Phobia Paper

 

Bill is a 28-year-old man who recalls that he disliked giving speeches in high school and avoided speech class in college until his senior year. Everything was fine with his job until his latest promotion, because his new position requires public speaking on a weekly basis. He has tried to find a way to keep his job and avoid giving speeches, but he has not found a solution.

 

Write a 1,500- to 1,750-word paper that uses behavioral and cognitive theory to analyze public speaking phobia.

 

Analyze the three potential ways Bill could have developed this phobia: operational (stimulus-responseàconsequence), classical (CS-UCS-UCR-CR), and observational.

 

Discuss how extinction and cognitive learning could help Bill recover from his phobia.

 

Include the following in your paper:

 

• Describe Bill’s phobia using inference and research of the development of simple phobias, such as public speaking phobias.
• Describe, in detail, how the phobia could be explained by the following:

o    Classical conditioning

o    Operant conditioning

o    Observational learning

 

• Discuss how the process of extinction could be used to help Bill overcome his phobia.
• Discuss how the tenets of cognitive theory could be applied to help Bill overcome his phobia.

 

Cite at least two references in your paper to support your assessment.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Option 3: Little Hans Case Study

 

In this option, you will review Freud’s case study of Little Hans, the young boy who developed a fear of horses. Read the original case study of Little Hans, located on the student website.

 

Prepare a 1,500- to 1,750-word paper in which you use psychoanalytic theory to analyze Little Hans.

 

Include the following in your paper:

 

• Complete an analysis of the phobia of Little Hans from a psychoanalytic perspective.

 

o    Discuss how psychoanalytic theory conceptualized the phobia of Little Hans.

o    Discuss why this was such a remarkable strategy for the period.

 

• Describe, in detail, how the phobia of Little Hans could be explained by the following:

 

o    Classical conditioning (behavioral perspective)

o    Observational learning (social learning perspective)

 

Cite at least two psychoanalytic references in your paper to support your assessment.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Assignment 2: Response and Mitigation

Due Week 5 and worth 150 points

Choose one (1) of the two (2) disaster scenarios below:

1. A hurricane has hit the Southeast U.S. Gulf coast, leaving over 500,000 people homeless, without food or medical attention.
2. A tornado touched down in a Midwestern U.S. city, destroying the entire city, including four (4) major hospitals and the police department / emergency services dispatch center.

Refer to the National Response Framework’s Emergency Support Function Annexes and the National Disaster Recovery Framework’s Recovery Support Functions Index.

Write a five (5) page paper in which you:

1. Develop the response plan as a member of the emergency and crisis management team for your chosen scenario. Determine at least two (2) federal agencies that should assist in the response plan for the disaster scenario and summarize their duties, responsibilities, and actions as outlined in the National Response Framework’s Emergency Support Function Annex.
2. Develop the mitigation plan as a member of the emergency and crisis management team for your chosen scenario. Determine at least two (2) federal agencies that should assist in the mitigation plan for the disaster scenario and summarize their duties, responsibilities, and actions as outlined in the National Disaster Recovery Framework’s Recovery Support Functions Index. Specify how your chosen federal agencies assist in the recovery mission of your discussed disaster scenario.
3. Speculate on the main difficulties (e.g., the ability to utilize federally funded relief, the problems associated with the infrastructure of the community struck with the disaster, etc.) that would be involved in the emergency response for your chosen scenario. Next, propose one (1) strategy that you could take as a member of the emergency and crisis management team in order to overcome the difficulties in question. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related 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; citations and references must follow 6th edition 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:

• Determine how the major forms of emergency management work – mitigation, response, recovery, preparedness, and communications – are interrelated.
• Analyze the difficulties of emergency response and propose strategies for overcoming obstacles.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in emergency management.
• Write clearly and concisely about emergency management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Assignment 1: Essay

Due Week 4 and worth 100 points

Choose one (1) of the three (3) reading selections from the list of topic choices below. The focus is on brief but important primary source material written by major authors. Read the selections  as identified with each topic below. Write a three to four (3-4) paragraph essay (250 words minimum) which analyzes the “surprise ending” of the reading selection.

Topic Choices

• Reading selection from Descartes’ Discourse on the Method (Part IV). Descartes begins with a  proof of one basic conclusion and ends with a proof of something much grander. Remember to focus on the surprise and point of realization, not the details of the philosophical argument. Read Part IV of the Discourse on the Method located athttp://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/descartes1637.pdf (then scroll down to Part 4, pp. 14-18). This is only four or five (4 or 5) pages of the larger work.
• Reading selection of Swift’s A Modest Proposal. It is essential to recognize the genre of this work, as discussed in our class text, which you should consult and cite. Swift promotes a radical solution, but subtle options are mentioned. You are looking for surprise and a point of realization. Read and focus on A Modest Proposal located athttp://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/swift/modest.html.
• Two (2) reading selections from Voltaire’s Candide. Consider how these readings start and end in terms of the action and the beliefs. You are looking for surprise and a point of realization. These selections can be found on pp. 840-841 in the textbook. In addition, consult the class text at pp. 824-825.

For the reading selection you choose:

1. Clearly state in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Clearly identify the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you. Not all of the surprises come at the end.
2. Evaluate how successful the author was in convincing you to accept the validity of the “surprise ending” that was different from what you expected.

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 Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in the Additional Resources section of their Student Center within their course shell for reference)
• 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.
• Use the source(s) identified above for the topic you choose, focusing on the main primary source of that author. You may use additional sources also if they are of good academic quality for college papers (Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify). Use proper APA style in-text citing and also a matching APA style References list at the end.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
• Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context.
• Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions.
• Identify major historical developments in world cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
• Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.

Due Week 5 and worth 150 points

Choose one (1) of the two (2) disaster scenarios below:

1. A hurricane has hit the Southeast U.S. Gulf coast, leaving over 500,000 people homeless, without food or medical attention.
2. A tornado touched down in a Midwestern U.S. city, destroying the entire city, including four (4) major hospitals and the police department / emergency services dispatch center.

Refer to the National Response Framework’s Emergency Support Function Annexes and the National Disaster Recovery Framework’s Recovery Support Functions Index.

Write a five (5) page paper in which you:

1. Develop the response plan as a member of the emergency and crisis management team for your chosen scenario. Determine at least two (2) federal agencies that should assist in the response plan for the disaster scenario and summarize their duties, responsibilities, and actions as outlined in the National Response Framework’s Emergency Support Function Annex.
2. Develop the mitigation plan as a member of the emergency and crisis management team for your chosen scenario. Determine at least two (2) federal agencies that should assist in the mitigation plan for the disaster scenario and summarize their duties, responsibilities, and actions as outlined in the National Disaster Recovery Framework’s Recovery Support Functions Index. Specify how your chosen federal agencies assist in the recovery mission of your discussed disaster scenario.
3. Speculate on the main difficulties (e.g., the ability to utilize federally funded relief, the problems associated with the infrastructure of the community struck with the disaster, etc.) that would be involved in the emergency response for your chosen scenario. Next, propose one (1) strategy that you could take as a member of the emergency and crisis management team in order to overcome the difficulties in question. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related 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; citations and references must follow 6th edition 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:

• Determine how the major forms of emergency management work – mitigation, response, recovery, preparedness, and communications – are interrelated.
• Analyze the difficulties of emergency response and propose strategies for overcoming obstacles.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in emergency management.
• Write clearly and concisely about emergency management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Due Week 5 and worth 150 points

Choose one (1) of the two (2) disaster scenarios below:

1. A hurricane has hit the Southeast U.S. Gulf coast, leaving over 500,000 people homeless, without food or medical attention.
2. A tornado touched down in a Midwestern U.S. city, destroying the entire city, including four (4) major hospitals and the police department / emergency services dispatch center.

Refer to the National Response Framework’s Emergency Support Function Annexes and the National Disaster Recovery Framework’s Recovery Support Functions Index.

Write a five (5) page paper in which you:

1. Develop the response plan as a member of the emergency and crisis management team for your chosen scenario. Determine at least two (2) federal agencies that should assist in the response plan for the disaster scenario and summarize their duties, responsibilities, and actions as outlined in the National Response Framework’s Emergency Support Function Annex.
2. Develop the mitigation plan as a member of the emergency and crisis management team for your chosen scenario. Determine at least two (2) federal agencies that should assist in the mitigation plan for the disaster scenario and summarize their duties, responsibilities, and actions as outlined in the National Disaster Recovery Framework’s Recovery Support Functions Index. Specify how your chosen federal agencies assist in the recovery mission of your discussed disaster scenario.
3. Speculate on the main difficulties (e.g., the ability to utilize federally funded relief, the problems associated with the infrastructure of the community struck with the disaster, etc.) that would be involved in the emergency response for your chosen scenario. Next, propose one (1) strategy that you could take as a member of the emergency and crisis management team in order to overcome the difficulties in question. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related 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; citations and references must follow 6th edition 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:

• Determine how the major forms of emergency management work – mitigation, response, recovery, preparedness, and communications – are interrelated.
• Analyze the difficulties of emergency response and propose strategies for overcoming obstacles.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in emergency management.
• Write clearly and concisely about emergency management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Evaluate the importance of an internal environmental analysis for a healthcare organization. Determine three specific reasons why an internal analysis has become an important activity for healthcare organizations.

Imagine that you are the manager of a healthcare clinic. Recommend three tactics to increase the value of the services offered that would boost the company’s competitive advantage