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For this assignment, review the designated Harvard Business Review case study. In a five page paper submission:
Provide a brief synopsis and overview of the presented case. What were the major leadership issues presented?
Classify the leadership issues into one of the following three categories: Change leadership, Team dynamics, or Organizational systems. Provide support in the professional literature as related to these three topics, from either within this course, from other courses in your graduate program, and/or other literature, to support your classification.
Place yourself in the role of a leader in the presented scenario. What would you actions have been? How do your recommended actions compare to what was presented in the scenario? Why? Provide justification as based on the professional literature.

Complete just ONE assignment from the choices below:

1. Surf the web (WWW) and identify a stress management related website. For that site, develop a critique which, at a minimum, includes the following:

.*The identity (URL) of the site and, if available, the sponsor of the site.

.* Your description and evaluation, approximately 500-600 words, of the information provided, including:

A. Identification of stress related information.

B. The purpose or objectives of the source or service; usefulness, appropriateness and credibility.

C. An evaluation of the site including its ease of navigation and useful links to other related sites.

OR (Optional)

. If you are an iTunes user, use free podcasts on this site for this optional assignment. Download the program iTunes (www.itunes.com) to your computer if you do not already have it.

. The program is free and trustworthy. Once downloaded, open the itunes Store (on left menu bar), then click on Podcasts located in the Store itunes Store window on the left side of the store front. Inside the Podcasts area, in the Categories window, and explore options related to the content of the course. You may also type topics into the search window in the upper right hand side and explore the results.

Choose a podcast that looks interesting to you and subscribe by clicking on the name. After you subscribe, it should start downloading podcasts to your itunes library. You can then listen to them on your computer or download to your ipod or MP3 player and take with you. Most subscriptions are free.

. Work with the podcasts awhile and then post the following critique:

a. The author or sponsor of the podcast and the URL of the site if not from itunes.

b. Your description and evaluation, approximately 500-600 words, of the information provided, including:
Identification of stress related information
. The purpose or objectives of the source or service; usefulness, appropriateness and credibility

. An evaluation of your experience using the podcast including the portability, ease of following the instructions, usefulness for your stress reduction practice and whether you would recommend this podcast to someone else.

. Is there an advantage or disadvantage to using a podcast form over book or Internet format?

APA style with citations, mini

Write a 10 page paper consisting of a discussion of a current European issue from a historical perspective. Need to hit on the social market

economic. the relationship between how the systems are now and how they were post WWII. Why is Germany doing so well?

 

Global Health Care Systems

What are the implications of the migration of patients and health care workers across borders? Describe the financial incentives and quality of care

considerations. Some would say that the United States provides health care services to needy populations outside of the country while many of its own

citizens lack needed health care services. What are your feelings on this issue?

 

 

Performance Analysis

Performance analysis utilizes techniques and tools from various disciplines. A complete performance analysis should include the following five (5) techniques: extant data analysis, needs analysis, knowledge task analysis, procedural task analysis, and systems task analysis. In this week, you will analyze the process of performance analysis. Maximizing performance is the desired end result. Two excellent resources for performance analyses (including organizational environmental, gap, and cause analysis) are case studies 2.1 and 2.2 within Fundamentals of performance improvement: A guide to improving people, process, and performance.
• Fundamentals of Performance Improvement: A Guide to Improving People, Process, and Performance
Van Tiem, D., Moseley, J. L., &Dessinger, J. C. (2012). Fundamentals of performance improvement: A guide to improving people, process, and performance. (3rd ed.). Pfeiffer.
http://www.sixboxes.com/_customelements/uploadedResources/145954_OutoftheTrainingBox.pdf
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/searchResults/?words=HPT+tools
HPT tools
GaryPlatt. (2010, June 24). From performance gap to needs analysis

For this assignment, write a paper in which you thoroughly analyze the cases to provide a comprehensive report that includes the following:
• Identify the key issues, goals, and options.
• Identify the causes of the performance gap.
• Identify potential interventions.
• Evaluate the intervention/recommendation from a cost/benefit perspective and implementations (ramifications of the actions).
• Compare and contrast the processes used in the cases.
• Recommend solutions and interventions to the organization that you would do differently.
• Discuss how you could apply the cases to your organization and the rationale.
Length: 6 pages not including title and reference page
References: Minimum of 7 scholarly resources.
The first phase in the HPT model is performance analysis. Performance analysis is important because it identifies the cause of the problem or the opportunities available to use as powerful sources of innovation. During performance analysis, training and performance specialists see two broad types of information: direction (vision, mission, values, etc. that impact performance) and performance drivers (internal and external factors affecting performance positively or negatively).
In the HPT Model, performance analysis focuses on four areas:
1. Desired performance state
2. Actual performance state
3. The gap between desired and actual performance
4. Causes of gaps in performance
In the next few activities in the module, you will utilize techniques for performance analysis, select an intervention, and evaluate performance.
Review the following video: From Performance Gap to Needs Analysis
Afterwards, reflect on the following questions:
1. What are the linkages between needs analysis, performance analysis, organization analysis, and gap analysis?
2. What similarities do you see in the video and from your reading?

 

 

Week 2 Assignment Statistics
Question 1
Find the indicated probability.
A die with 6 sides is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number less than 5?

4

2/3

1/6

5/6

Question 2
From the information provided, create the sample space of possible outcomes.
Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring

depends on the pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black gene dominates. List the possible outcomes.

WB, BW

WW, BB

WW, WW

WW, BW

Question 3
Find the indicated probability.
If you pick a card at random from a well shuffled deck, what is the probability that you get a face card or a spade?

25/52

9/26

11/26

1/22

Question 4
Find the indicated probability. Round to the nearest thousandth.
In a batch of 8,000 clock radios 5% are defective. A sample of 14 clock radios is randomly selected without replacement from the 8,000 and tested. The

entire batch will be rejected if at least one of those tested is defective. What is the probability that the entire batch will be rejected?

0.0714

0.512

0.488

0.0500

Question 5
Evaluate the expression.

34

210

5040

6

Question 6
Solve the problem.
There are 6 members on a board of directors. If they must elect a chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer, how many different slates of candidates are

possible?

20

720

120

216

 

Question 7
Find the mean of the given probability distribution.
The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following probability distribution.

6.99

7.86

9

9.66

Question 9
Provide an appropriate response.
A 28-year-old man pays $165 for a one-year life insurance policy with coverage of $140,000. If the probability that he will live through the year is

0.9994, what is the expected value for the insurance policy?

$84.00

-$164.90

$139,916.00

-$81.00

Question 10
Determine whether the given procedure results in a binomial distribution. If not, state the reason why.
Rolling a single “loaded” die 50 times, keeping track of the “fives” rolled.

Not binomial: there are too many trials.

Procedure results in a binomial distribution.

Not binomial: there are more than two outcomes for each trial.

Not binomial: the trials are not independent.

 

Question 11
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x

successes given the probability p of success on a single trial. Round to three decimal places.
n = 14, x = 6 , p = 0.5

0.238

0.016

0.183

0.275

Question 12
Find the indicated probability. Round to three decimal places.
In a certain college, 33% of the physics majors belong to ethnic minorities. If 10 students are selected at random from the physics majors, that is the

probability that no more than 6 belong to an ethnic minority?

0.913

0.055

0.985

0.982

Question 13
Find the standard deviation, , for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
n = 639; p = 0.7

14.85

9.17

11.58

15.70

Question 14
Use the Poisson Distribution to find the indicated probability.
A naturalist leads whale watch trips every morning in March. The number of whales seen has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.8. Find the

probability that on a randomly selected trip, the number of whales seen is 4.

0.0723

0.4338

0.1229

0.2892

Question 15
Use the Poisson model to approximate the probability. Round your answer to four decimal places.
The probability that a car will have a flat tire while driving through a certain tunnel is 0.00007. Use the Poisson distribution to approximate the

probability that among 10,000 cars passing through this tunnel, at least one will have a flat tire.

0.5034

0.4966

0.6524

0.3476

0.8558

Question 16
Given the linear correlation coefficient r and the sample size n, determine the critical values of r and use your finding to state whether or not the

given r represents a significant linear correlation. Use a significance level of 0.05.
r = 0.75, n = 9

Critical values: r = ±0.666, no significant linear correlation

Critical values: r = 0.666, no significant linear correlation

Critical values: r = -0.666, no significant linear correlation

Critical values: r = ±0.666, significant linear correlation

Question 17
Construct a scatterplot for the given data.

Choose A, B, C, or D.

Question 18
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r.

-0.054

0.214

0.109

-0.078

Question 19
Use the given data to find the best predicted value of the response variable.
Six pairs of data yield r = 0.789 and the regression equation What is the best predicted value of y for x = 5?

22.0

18.0

18.5

19.0

 

Question 20
Use the given data to find the equation of the regression line. Round the final values to three significant digits, if necessary.

Choose A, B, C, or D.

Use realist theory to explain the Imjin War. (sources: lecture notes, Andrade).

Compare the point of views offered by the authors of two scholarly articles with your own point of view on social networks. You can write about

anything on that topic.

Paper will be graded on:
How clearly you demonstrate your knowledge of your chosen topic.
Frequent and appropriate use of examples from selected articles to support your points.
At least one paragraph for each of your sources (two scholarly articles) that includes an accurate summary of the points made by the author(s).
At least one paragraph for each of your three sources showing your thoughtful analysis of the point of view introduced by the authors.
At least two paragraphs illustrating how the authors of those two sources agree or disagree with one another about the topic.
At least two paragraphs that reflect your own point of view and provide a conclusion about your chosen topic.

Include two references

sociological theory
(1) page essay written on one of the primary sociological theories: Functionalism,Conflict or Symbolic Interaction. Please follow the

instructions listed below.

ESSAY QUESTION: Throughout the semester, you have heard me talk about 3 primary sociological theories: Functionalism, Conflict, and Symbolic

Interaction. Knowing what you know about these theories, which one do you believe fits you best regarding society in general? Why does this

theory work for you and not the others? Make sure to give me examples of why it works and why the others don’t in your answer. (NOTE: No one

theory ever explains everything in real-world applications. This is just to make you think). This is an 18 point question.

Robespierre was responsible for the atrocitis of the terror between september 1793 and July 1793. Explain why you agree or diagree with

this view. Use one source atleast.