Police CorruptionWrite a 500 word paper, discussing police subculture.In your paper explain:1. What police subculture is.2. How can police subculture conflict with the police officer’s own values and ethics?3. In your opinion, can this conflict be prevented?Support your argument with outside references.Be sure to cite your resource(s).Only the body of the paper will count toward the word requirement. You may use your textbook and other outside sources as needed.
Select a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working.Research the corporation on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University\’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success.Analyze the five (5) forces of competition to determine how they impact the company.Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.Select two (2) corporate governance mechanisms used by this corporation and evaluate how effective they are at controlling managerial actions.Evaluate the effectiveness of leadership within this corporation and make at least one (1) recommendation for improvement.Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.Use at least five (5) quality references. 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:Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.Identify how the six segments of the general environment affect an industry and its firms.Identify the five forces of competition.Analyze the external environment for opportunities and threats that impact the firm.Analyze the internal environment of a company for strengths and weaknesses that impact the firm’s competitiveness.Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.Predict ways in which corporate governance will affect strategic decisions.Assess the relationship between strategy and organizational structure.Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.
There are three imperative steps that need to be taken. The first is a strong commitment by leadership to this very high level of safety and quality. The leadership must set the goal and example for everyone in order to achieve high reliability. The second is to embed all of the principles and practice of a culture of safety throughout the organization which emphasizes trust, reporting of unsafe conditions, and highly effective improvement over time. The third step is to utilize powerful Robust Process Improvement tools like Six Sigma, Lean, and change management to create near perfect processes, similar to the tools that we see in industries like commercial aviation today, and sustain very high levels of safety over long periods of time.
—Dr. Mark R. Chassin
These three steps: commitment by leadership, development of a culture of safety, and the use of process improvement tools, are the core recommendations made by Dr. Chassin, the president of The Joint Commission and the president of the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare. A first step in identifying whether these recommendations are being met is to compare elements of an organization to criteria which have been identified as essential to high-reliability organizations.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Consider the three steps described by Dr. Chassin and the seven major criteria of the Baldridge Performance Excellence Program, and reflect on how these recommendations can apply to health care organizations, specifically to long-term care facilities.
The Assignment:
In this Assignment you will identify major elements of high-reliability organizations providing long-term care. According to the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (MBNQA), the criteria are as follows:
•Leadership
•Strategic planning
•Customer and market focus
•Measurement, analysis, and knowledge management
•Human resource focus
•Process management
•Business/organizational performance results
Using the Highly Reliable Organization Matrix located in this week’s Learning Resources, complete the matrix by typing in the elements which meet the criteria in rows and columns. Describe each element briefly, give an example as to how this can be met in a long-term care facility, and explain the expected impact on patient care.
Based on the results of the Highly Reliable Organization Matrix, write a 1- to 2-page executive summary to the board of directors of the long-term care organization, describing elements which meet the criteria from the matrix and how any missing elements of the criteria for excellence can be met.
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A ‘work smarter, not harder’ approach to improving healthcare quality by Hayes, C. W., Batalden, P. B., & Goldmann, D. in BMJ quality & safety, 24(2). Copyright 2015 by BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Reprinted by permission of BMJ Publishing Group Limited via the Copyright Clearance Center.
•Hearld, L. R., Alexander, J. A., Shi, Y., & Casalino, L. P. (2014). Pay-for-performance and public reporting program participation and administrative challenges among small-and medium-sized physician practices. Medical Care Research and Review, 71(3), 299–312.
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•McKethan, A., & Jha, A. K. (2014). Designing smarter pay-for-performance programs. JAMA, 312(24), 2617–2618.
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•Ryan, A. M., & Mushlin, A. I. (2014). The Affordable Care Act’s payment reforms and the future of hospitals. Annals of Internal Medicine, 160(10), 729–730.
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•National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). (2015c). Baldrige performance excellence program. Retrieved from http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/
•Schoenberg, M., Heider, F., Rosenthal, J., Schwartz, C., & Kaye, N. (2015). State experiences designing and implementing Medicaid delivery system reform incentive payment (DSRIP) pools. Retrieved from http://www.statecoverage.org/files/NASHP_Designing_and_Implementing_DSRIP.pdf
•Chassin, M. R., & Loeb, J. M. (2013). High‐reliability health care: Getting there from here. Milbank Quarterly, 91(3), 459–490.
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•Chowdhury, H., Zelenyuk, V., Laporte, A., & Wodchis, W. P. (2014). Analysis of productivity, efficiency and technological changes in hospital services in Ontario: How does case-mix matter? International Journal of Production Economics, 150, 74–82.
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•Carillo, C., Crumley, J., Thieringer, K., & Harrison, J. S. (2012). The Walt Disney Company: A corporate strategy analysis. Robins School of Business, University of Richmond. Retrieved from http://robins.richmond.edu/documents/cases/WaltDisney.pdf
Carillo, C., Crumley, J., Thieringer, K., and Harrison, J. (2012). The Walt Disney company: A corporate strategy analysis. Available from http://robins.richmond.edu/documents/cases/WaltDisney.pdf. Reprinted with permission from Jeffrey S. Harrison.
•Hines, S., Luna, K., Lofthus, J., Marquardt, M., & Stelmokas, D. (2008). Becoming a high reliability organization: Operational advice for hospital leaders. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Retrieved from http://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/hroadvice/hroadvice1.html
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•Zelman, W. N., Pink, G. H., & Matthias, C. B. (2003). Use of the balanced scorecard in health care. Journal of Health Care Finance, 29(4), 1–16. Retrieved from https://jsofian.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/use-of-bsc-in-health-care.pdf
Because many aspects of health care operations are changing, health care administrators oversee a wide variety of projects. These can include logistical projects such as moving a department to a new facility, technology-related projects such as introducing a new system or piece of equipment, or process-related projects such as initiating new procedures for patient discharge. If the project has any degree of complexity, it will benefit from a project management approach. Administrators and managers in health care need to have a working understanding of project management: why it is important, what it accomplishes, and the repercussions on the organization if its basic tenets are ignored or not followed. Within project management, the project plan is the cornerstone of successful execution of a project. The project plan is designed to guide the process and execution of a project.
For this Assignment, you will develop a project plan, using as your focus a work-related project you are doing now or will be doing in the future.
Part 1: Service Level Agreement
It is suggested that the project you select be manageable in scope and not overly complex. You will assume that the objectives and scope of the project you have selected have been vetted and approved. The next step is to develop a project plan. You will develop a project management plan that will walk through key steps of the project management process. The objective of this Assignment is not a deep dive into the full intricacies of project management. Rather, it is to ensure that as a health care administrator, you have a solid theory and practical knowledge of key aspects of the project management process.
For Part 1 of this Assignment, you will create a Service Level Agreement (3–5 pages) which includes the following:
•Project Description, Purpose, and Objectives: The project description delineates key aspects of a project. In 1–2 pages, your project plan should: ◦Describe the project and explain the purpose and justification for the project.
◦Explain the goals and objectives of the project.
◦Describe the requirements for the project.
◦Explain the tangible measures for acceptance criteria used to achieve project success.
•Project Scope: The project scope defines the scope of the project and how the scope will be managed. In 2–3 pages, your project plan should: ◦Summarize, in detail, the expected deliverables for the project.
◦Explain the acceptance criteria for the project.
◦Explain the project assumptions, risks, and constraints.
•Roles and Responsibilities: By definition, a project is a unique undertaking with a beginning and an end point. One responsibility of management is to determine who will be a part of the project team (including designation of a project manager). Ask yourself, “Who needs to be on this team to ensure that project goals are successfully met?” Consider as well the importance of communication among team members. What communication needs will each individual have? With whom will they communicate and how? ◦Using the Project Roles and Responsibilities Matrix template in the Learning Resources, list the names* and titles of all individuals or entities involved in the project. Indicate whether each stakeholder is internal or external to the project organization.
Note: For privacy purposes, please use pseudonyms. ◾Identify the internal and external stakeholders for a project.
◾Distinguish the roles and responsibilities of the project stakeholders.
◾Explain how to communicate with project stakeholders.
Part 2: Project Schedule
There are many different methodologies for planning and scheduling a project. For this Assignment, you will develop a Gantt chart that depicts key project activities, time allotted for each activity, and when each activity is scheduled to begin. To do so, you will need to consider dependencies. Some activities will be sequential, others may be simultaneous, and some may overlap.
Note: You may create your own Gantt chart using Excel, or search for and download a Gantt chart template.
•Using a Gantt chart, construct a project schedule.
•In 2–3 paragraphs of your project plan, explain the estimating techniques used to develop your project schedule. Provide rationale for why these techniques will be effective.
Part 3: Strategies for Maintaining the Project Budget
A project begins with an approved budget. Too often, however, unless the budget is meticulously managed, budget overruns occur. Health care administrators must ensure that the project management process includes careful oversight on spending. In 2–3 pages, describe the project budget key success factors including the following:
•Analyze at least three strategies that can be applied for due diligence and maintaining oversight of the project budget.
•Explain at least two challenges each of these strategies might present and identify opportunities for improvement.
•Compare the positive outcomes that might result from each strategy.
Part 4: Risk Management, Quality Management, and Sustainability
Even the most straightforward and well-planned project can be impacted by unexpected circumstances. Anticipating risks is a key part of project management, and one that a health care administrator or manager must ensure is taken into consideration by the project team. Additionally, If not carefully monitored, budget and time constraints can take a toll on the quality of a project. Create a 2–4 page risk management and quality management plan, which includes the following:
•Describe how you plan to manage risks for your project.
•Analyze strategies for managing quality within your project.
•Analyze strategies for sustainability of your project.
•Describe at least two tools and/or techniques you plan to use to manage quality and defend why you chose those tools.
1. An introductory paragraph providing an overview of the topic or historical figure (200-250 words) that-Summarizes the topic-Explains the major concepts-Introduces the historical context and-States your research question2. Six bibliographic entries of 200 words each on your chosen topic or historical figure accompanied by an appropriate MLA or APA citation. Three of your sources must be published between 2000-2010 and three of your sources must be published between 2011-2015. Each entry will include an analysis of the article’s rhetorical situation, succinct summary of the ideas contained in the source, and discussion of each article’s historical context. Each entry should consist of two paragraphs:-One paragraph summarizing the source-One paragraph that connects the source to the research question and discusses the credibility of the source.The sources should be from this site:http://www.lib.usf.edu/?mode=desktop
Political philosophy is concerned with the formation and maintenance of civil societies. Its central theme is the need to explain the relationship between individual human beings and their governments.Many states require that drivers wear seat belts while operating their motor vehicles. This is not like forbidding the use of cell phones or intoxicants, which might impair the driver and endanger other people on the roads. The seat belt law imposes a governmental regulation that can, at most, be held to protect only the individual citizen whose behavior is being restricted. Why should the government be able to tell an individual what to do in the privacy of his or her own car?Write a paper assessing the seat belt law, in terms of the social contract theories of Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.Consider the following in your paper:•Should the government provide security by overcoming the selfish desires of the individual citizen, or should citizens cooperate voluntarily in service of the general welfare of all?•What justifies the imposition of governmental authority on individual citizens?•Are individuals always obligated to obey the dictates of their government?•Which elements of the traditional theories are relevant to this case?•Is it unethical for individual citizens to ignore this governmental requirement?•You may also wish to apply other conceptions of the basis for social and political order.
Political philosophy is concerned with the formation and maintenance of civil societies. Its central theme is the need to explain the relationship between individual human beings and their governments.Many states require that drivers wear seat belts while operating their motor vehicles. This is not like forbidding the use of cell phones or intoxicants, which might impair the driver and endanger other people on the roads. The seat belt law imposes a governmental regulation that can, at most, be held to protect only the individual citizen whose behavior is being restricted. Why should the government be able to tell an individual what to do in the privacy of his or her own car?Write a paper assessing the seat belt law in terms of the social contract theory of Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.Consider the following in your paper:•Should the government provide security by overcoming the selfish desires of the individual citizen, or should citizens cooperate voluntarily in service of the general welfare of all?•What justifies the imposition of governmental authority on individual citizens?•Are individuals always obligated to obey the dictates of their government?•Which elements of the traditional theories are relevant to this case?•Is it unethical for individual citizens to ignore this governmental requirement?•You may also wish to apply other conceptions of the basis for social and political order
30 minutes presentation outlining an example of measurement in mathematics(area) and its use. -Presentation should include activities for the observers. -10 minutes talking-10 minutesactivities-10 minutes questions and answers.How do they developed, how do they studied measurement of area.I need a footnotes for talking.
This Discussion challenges you to succinctly and visually demonstrate how a key piece of technology infrastructure would be deployed in a non-health care setting. Following the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), you are asked to evaluate how an organization in another economic sector such as retail, financial services, or manufacturing utilizes key technology infrastructure in their business operations. The purpose of evaluating technology infrastructure in a non-health care setting is to develop an appreciation for the role and capabilities of these technology components. As you investigate the use of these infrastructure components in IT management, you will find the more innovative uses of several types of infrastructure in applications outside of health care.
To prepare:
• Review the steps of the Systems Development Lifecycle.
• Select a type of technology infrastructure such as networking, mobile devices, cloud computing, or web. Using the Walden library, research the use of this technology infrastructure in a non-health care industry.
• Develop a non-health care scenario/organization where you feel that this technology might be beneficial.
• Examine the visual tools in Microsoft PowerPoint and create a one slide picture that shows the technology you plan to implement and how you will do so using the steps in the Systems Development Life cycle.
Generate one diagram that you would use in an executive meeting to show your IT acquisition steps using the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Include steps such as the acquisition, implementation, and support of the technology infrastructure solution that you chose. Paste this diagram in a PowerPoint slide and post the slide as an attachment to your Discussion thread. You need not include speaker notes as part of this slide. The aim of this diagram is to summarize the activities that you conducted in each of your SDLC steps in one clear visual representation. A stakeholder should be able to look at your diagram and see a summary of your SDLC steps from acquiring the technology through its anticipated support stage. Activities should be succinctly summarized in the diagram, highlighting the most important activities for the executive audience.
In your Discussion thread briefly highlight 3–5 major assumptions that you made in acquiring this infrastructure solution. The Discussion is the opportunity to expand on the process and steps that you used in developing your visual Systems Lifecycle Diagram. Describe the type of non-health care organization are you are referencing in your acquisition strategy. Why is this non-health care example relevant in the acquisition of this technology? How can learning from this industry be applied to health care? Explain your assumptions regarding scope, cost, and use of this technology.
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• De Haes, S., & Van Grembergen, W. (2013). Improving enterprise governance of IT in a major airline: A teaching case. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 3(2), 60–69.
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• Eastham, J., Tucker, D. J., Varma, S., & Sutton, S. M. (2014). PLM software selection model for project management using hierarchical decision modeling with criteria from PMBOK® knowledge areas. Engineering Management Journal, 26(3), 13–24.
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• Khan, S. S., Khouja, M., & Kumar, R. L. (2013). Effects of time-inconsistent preferences on information technology infrastructure investments with growth options. European Journal of Information Systems, 22(2), 206–220.
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Writing a response paper means that you may choose to write about your own reaction to a givenreading or readings as a whole or you may choose to write about a particular point or points made by the author. Whatever you choose to focus on, the response must be critical, not simply a description of your own personal feelings about the essay. Writing a “response paper” might seem to imply that you will be writing about your emotional responses and reactions to a particular text, that you will be answering the question: “How did you feel about the text?” This is NOT what you are to do in a critical response paper. In this sort of paper, “How did you feel” is a legitimate starting point perhaps, but what is more interesting is why you felt that way.2The response paper consists of your close examination of the text and the questions in the text that most intrigue you. It does not need to be a fully structured and argued essay—it should, however, pull together your thoughts about a particular issue in the text.Guidelines to help you produce a good response paper:Ø Write about something you care about.Ø Take a look at some of the questions asked by the author, or even some of the questions I occasionally list on our handouts, for inspiration.Ø Make a statement / take a position (a thesis) about the topic. Sometimes that statement will be an argument for or against a position; at other times it will be a statement of confusion, when the writer isn\’t sure what to believe.Ø Explain your reasons for believing your thesis, so that your reader can understand why you are making this assertion. If your thesis is a statement of confusion, explain why you\’re confused! Use evidence and citations from the readings. Construct an argument.Ø Show what it was in the assigned text that made you think about this topic. If possible, compare and contrast the assertions of the assigned text with your own.Be sure to cite your sources correctly. If you are quoting directly from a reading, please cite the source and page number parenthetically.