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Grove, Gray and Burns (2014) explore research problems and purposes in Chapter 5. The authors note that the problem is an area of concern or gap in knowledge, while the purpose is a concise statement that provides focus for the study.The major project of this course centers on a mini-research proposal. You will not be conducting research, but you will be learning about the research process by proposing research. Thus, when there is reference to your research problem and purpose, you are not reporting the research of someone else. You are proposing a study that could be conducted. With this in mind and thinking about issues in your clinical environment, in one substantive paragraph, tell your peers about your research problem and purpose. In your replies, critically appraise the research problems and purpose statements of at least two peers using the guidelines on page 131 of your text.ReferenceGrove, S. K., Gray, J. R. & Burns, N. (2014). Understanding nursing research: Building an evidence-based practice (6th ed.).St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Option #2: Diagnostic Essay—Expressing an OpinionThis diagnostic essay will be used to determine the overall skill level of the class, so please spend some time on this, and demonstrate what you are capable of achieving. In an effectively composed essay, express your opinion about the following:Some people go right on to college after high school; others take a year or more off to work or travel. Which do you think is the better choice? State your position and support it with specific reasons and examples.Requirements:•Be sure to provide plenty of evidence to support your opinion.•Your written paper should be 2-3 pages in length not counting the title and reference pages, which you must include.Your paper must be formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.

Foreign direct investment in Germany: Entry strategies for multinational corporations Research question related to case: This Independent Research Project attempts to answer the question: What strategies do Starbucks use to enter the German market? And why does it use such entry strategies?

To look to the world around you (your firm, your venture, your previous experience, your friend & Family ventures, a business initiative around you, etc.) with a different perspective thanks to the methods and theories you studied during the week for the major, including : Creativity, Design thinking;• Exploration of new fields of innovation;• Opportunity recognition and screening;• Balancing discontinuous and incremental innovations to maintain and renew business;• Business plan for innovative projects;• Spotting and creating customer value;• VC’s start-up assessment: what are the skills and attributes required by investors?• What are the milestones and the traps associated with a new project venture?• Corporate venturing;• Open innovation;• Social and frugal innovation;• Managing uncertainty while developing discontinuous innovations;• Effectuation… (Please check the link at the end for these materials)The objective is to reflect on the situation you have selected with the new frameworks studied during the week For The Major: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, which included: Design Thinking, Disciplined Entrepreneurship within Established Companies, Disciplined Entrepreneurship – The Lean Startup Approach, Business-Plan Design & Funding, How to survive a VC round, Open innovation and Corporate venturing AXA, Carrefour, Air Liquide, Entrepreneurship & Uncertainty, Entrepreneurial Thinking, and Social & Frugal Innovation ( Please check the link at the end for the materials)..A generic overview could be the situation at stake (the context, its main elements, the results, etc.),its analysis through the frameworks selected from the ones studied during the week, and as a conclusion the lessons you have learned and your recommendations.This essay should be about 2500 wordsThe assignment is not:• A Business plan for a new venture or for a new business within your firm• A report• A synthesis of theories or general ideas without any empirical part (please avoid the trap to write a theoretical essay that summarizes the sessions of the week. They have to be embedded in a real situation)• A description of a venture or an innovation without any analysis and reflectionCRITERIAThree criteria will be considered:• The relevancy of the situation you have chosen with the major\’s theme. It can be an innovation or a venture undertaken in your firm or somewhere else (within your friend\’s startup, etc). You have to think about innovation in a very broad sense: it can be about product, process, organization, business model, service, etc.• Your understanding of the concepts or method(s) mobilized, Listed Above. This can be assessed through your implementation and application of these theories within the specific situation chosen. You are not supposed to apply systematically all the concepts studied: you can pick the relevant ones according to the chosen situation.• The structure of the document, the writing and the ease of reading it.So as you have noticed, you have a lot of autonomy in this assignment. Be creative & Innovative and let your entrepreneurial spirit flow.** Please do not use a highly sophisticated languageKindly note that all information, presentations, and documents are to be used with highest measures of confidentiality. Looking forward to receive the draft ASAP.

Purpose:The saga of Global Delivery Direct (GDD). Evaluate 21st century leadership challenges and relate them to the issues GDD has been experiencing.Outcome Met by Completing This Assignmentuse leadership theories, assessment tools, and an understanding of the role of ethics, values, and attitudes to evaluate and enhance personal leadership skillsdevelop and implement methods for establishing a constructive organizational structure and culture that fosters positive employee and employer relationshipsevaluate the culture and policies of an organization to recommend and implement improvements that support its vision, success, and sustainabilityassess the interactions between the external environment and the organization to foster responsible and effective leadership and organizational practicesInstructionsStep 4: As a leadership consultant, write a memo addressed to the four Executive Directors.Step 5: 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).Step 6: In writing this assignment, expected to support the reasoning using in-text citations and a reference list.If any material is used from a source document,A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.Step 9: are expected to paraphraseStep 11: Read critically and analyze the following scenario:Scenario:An emergency meeting was called in London by John Smythe Heathering, the Executive Director of Corporate Services, when the 2015 numbers came out for the business. Sales dropped 7% overall in a quarterly downward spiral with the largest portion of decline having been in the American division at 3.8%. The move to “Business First” in America prevented the loss from being as great as 6.5%. This change helped but not enough to overcome the full 6.5%. The competition continues to make inroads into the business not just in America but Asia as well.The purpose of the emergency meeting is to discuss the decline in sales and make whatever decisions necessary to reverse the trend with immediate implementation. The question before the group is how do we reverse the downward trend? A competitive edge is necessary. As 21st century leaders, the Executive Directors realize that five challenges have to be examined if they are to find ways keep the company running at a profit. Further, they know that as company leaders they will have to lead the change required to make the recommendations work.In the emergency meeting, the Directors decided that they needed professional help. They turn to you, a leadership consultant to help them discover ways in which they can improve sales of the company and set the company up for long term financial health.Required Elements:. write a business memo that:oExplains each leadership challenge facing the 21st century leader: adaptability, sustainability, innovation, knowledge management, and globalization and the relationship each has to developing a competitive edge in business today;oEvaluates GDD’s current status regarding each of these challenges;oAfter completing the analysis of the business, make at least two practical recommendations for each leadership challenge that will put GDD on the path to financial success and explain the reasoning for doing so;oSelects one of the challenges for which you made recommendations and explain how the Executive Directors, as change agents, will go about implementing the recommendations made.

\”While browsing through the pop psychology section of a bookstore, you notice a book called \”Born Bad,\” which claims that aggressiveness in people is genetically determined, so people have little choice about how aggressive they are. Assuming that there are genetic markers that put some people at higher risk for aggressiveness, do you agree with the book author\’s claim? Why or why not? Use information for the first lecture and your text to back up your argument\”. The book was made up by the professor.

The 14th Amendment: Present an argument either for or against native-born citizenship. Should any persons born on American soil be entitled to citizenship? This can include your personal views, but it must be based on using the Constitution and court cases to support your argument.Sources: Constitution & 2 court cases

In your own words, briefly summarize the reading (at least 2-3 paragraphs, please no more than 2 1/2 pages). Use 12 point font and double space. No references are necessary. Follow standard margins. With each summary, also answer the following questions:a)How did this reading inform your knowledge of American history/what did you learn that you didn’t know before? How does the reading reflect the other readings/lectures/discussions we’ve had in class?b)If applicable: How did this reading inform your knowledge of class/gender/race, etc. in American history?link to reading http://www.jstor.org/stable/361501?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Watch the movie “Spotlight” and answer the following questions:1. What were the positive ways the film portrayed journalists and the news media?2. What were the negative ways the film portrayed journalists and the news media?3. How did the film change your perception of the media?4. Do you feel the movie represents today’s web journalism? Why or why not?OR watch “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and answer the following questions:1. What were the positive ways the film portrayed journalists and the news media?2. What were the negative ways the film portrayed journalists and the news media?3. How did the film change your perception of reporters?4. Based on the movie, would you want to work as a war correspondant? Why or why not?

Please indicate which methodology (such as ethnography, survey research, action research) you have chosen to use for your dissertation research, and discuss how it is consistent with your epistemological stance.Describe the data collection method(s) you will use (such as questionnaire, interviews, focus groups), and justify how these will be sufficient to answer your research question. Include as much detail as you can about your participants and how they will be chosen. Briefly describe how you will analyse the data collected and the tools needed for a proper analysis based on your chosen method.These methods can, and will, change as you negotiate your access; we are interested at this stage to see how you are connecting your aim and research questions, your understanding of what is written already on the topic (preliminary literature review), and the methods you will use to collect or generate data.Finally, describe how you will address the political and ethical challenges that may arise as you conduct your research.