Develop a strategic plan and argument for a sustainable strategy, justifying the strategy in terms of the competitive advantage to be gained from adopting a triple or quadruple bottom line approach to the organisations future.

part 1. Read the article Get Healthy or Else in the module. (A) What key components of the article stick out to you and why; knowing that health care costs are escalating, what components of Scotts’ plan do you think have merit; what would you caution or have issues with, etc.? Explain your answers. (B) Describe and analyze key components of your organizations’ Employee Wellness Plan, is it effective, what would you change? [If you don’t have one, provide suggestions for one]. Note: This forum is set so student must start a new tread before they can read and reply to other threads. Also, this is a randomly-assigned group forum so please read and respond to each group member. part 2.Your HR team is preparing an orientation program for employees interested in working abroad. Give a cultural and informational report of a country of your choosing. [This could a country you see your organization setting up a facility in a host country, or just one you are interested in learning more about.] I’ll give you until Friday to post your original content (instead of Wednesday), I’ll have the forum set up so students need to post prior to being able to read other threads. Respond to at least five other posts, but make sure to skim through the majority of posts to familiarize and expand your cultural knowledge. Please organize your post so they are easy to read. This post is worth more points than usual (20 vs. 10 … 15 for content, 5 for responses). 1. Select a country of your choice (this could be one your company is looking to work with or one of your personal interest) 2. Look up and report #s using Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions (link provided in module), then analyze using these results (what does that mean, for example relate to how these impact work culture – think how this information could be utilized in cross-cultural training) 3. Equalize the purchasing power: include useful information that would help determine the compensation package (do some research), include things like: tax rate, cost of housing (comparison to Chicago/US), and others like transportation, education (kids), relocation costs, etc. Cite your information. 4. Political Environment: briefly describe government, current issues or conflicts, impact of politics on business – what would be helpful to know prior to going. 5. What would be the major adjustment factors – could be things like physical environment (urbanity), communication styles, food/cuisine, driving/transportation, etc.
Discuss about Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) which is Estee Lauder Cosmetics Why Estee Lauder is count as FMCG? You must discuss and critically analyse your recent purchase of the chosen FMCG product based on the 5-step Consumer Decision Making Process. Define 5-step Consumer Decision Making Process// discuss and critically analyse your recent purchase Provide the viewer with an in-depth critical analysis of how you have moved through each of the steps. In your analysis, you will need to explain and demonstrate the steps along with your identification of any possible issues that occurred during this process. Explain and demonstrate the steps along with your identification of any possible issues that occurred during this process. More specifically: 1. Identify and analyse the need and want that led to the purchase of the FMCG product. 2. Examine internal and external sources of information. 3. Evaluate alternatives and narrow down the attributes of the FMCG product that satisfy the need or want. 4. Analyse available purchase methods. 5. Analyse post-purchase behaviour and satisfaction. The findings must be based on primary research and can be reinforced by analysis of relevant secondary data. The essay must incorporate theories and concepts related to consumer behaviour discussed in the topics from weeks 1 to 5. Graph and pictures in your essay is required.
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Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please review this Sample Final Paper GEN499Preview the document for additional guidance on the expectations of this assignment. The topic of your essay needs to be a global societal problem from the following list: Aging population Critical Thinking Skills for the 21st Century Gender Inequality Global Climate Change Global Water Shortage Marginalization and Minorities Refugee Crises Childrens Rights Social Media Censorship Reflect: Based on the topic that you have chosen, you will need to use critical thinking skills to thoroughly understand how this topic can be a global societal problem and determine some logical solutions to the problem. Write: This Final Paper, an argumentative essay, will present research relating the critical thinker to the modern, globalized world. In this assignment, you need to address the items below in separate sections with new headings for each. In your paper, Identify the global societal problem within the introductory paragraph. Conclude with a thesis statement that states your proposed solutions to the problem. (For guidance on how to construct a good introduction paragraph, please review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..) Describe background information on how that problem developed or came into existence. Show why this is a societal problem. Provide perspectives from multiple disciplines or populations so that you fully represent what different parts of society have to say about this issue. Construct an argument supporting your proposed solutions, considering multiple disciplines or populations so that your solution shows that multiple parts of society will benefit from this solution. Provide evidence from multiple scholarly sources as evidence that your proposed solution is viable. Interpret statistical data from at least three, peer-reviewed scholarly sources within your argument. Discuss the validity, reliability, and any biases. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of these sources, pointing out limitations of current research and attempting to indicate areas for future research. (You may even use visual representations such as graphs or charts to explain statistics from sources.) Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from your solution. Provide at least one positive ethical outcome as well as at least one negative ethical outcome that could result from your solution. Explain at least two ethical issues related to each of those outcomes. (It is important to consider all of society.) Develop a conclusion for the last paragraphs of the essay, starting with rephrasing your thesis statement and then presenting the major points of the topic and how they support your argument. (For guidance on how to write a good conclusion paragraph, please review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..) The Global Societal Problem, Argument, and Solution Must be 1,750 to 2,250 words in length (approximately between seven and nine pages; not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Centers APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Students name Course name and number Instructors name Date submitted For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance. Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Develop a plan to gain accreditation. Your department head knows that you are in a graduate program and has volunteered your service to “Dr. Strong”, the head of the department that deals with accreditation and licensure in your facility. Dr. Strong has asked you to develop a plan to gain accreditation for a new facility that your organization is opening. The plan needs to include the following: 1.What accreditation does the facility need? How do you know this? 2.Why is accreditation, specifically this accreditation, important? Please address more than ‘it is required by insurance regulators!’ 3.How long will it take? You should justify why it will take this amount of time. 4.What resources will be needed? 5.How much will it cost? Direct costs (actual dollars paid out and impact on revenue and expenses if the facility is not accredited and/or licensed) 6.Your conclusions and comments The plan should include written discussions for items 1, 2 and 6. You may utilize tables, bulleted lists, and/or timelines for items 3, 4 and 5 if you feel that you can do a better job of presenting the information in this format rather than in paragraph form. If you do use lists, etc., make sure that you provide enough discussion so that the reader understands what the list, etc. is telling them. Include a minimum of 4-5 references (you may utilize the scholarly/peer reviewed articles, professional journal articles, and
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Structure: Template to be provided Page 1: Abstract Page 2-7: Article Page 8: Implication for Psychology Purpose of this article: To provide the basis of a Postgraduate conference presentation The objectives: To compare the definition, metrics and field of application of a) HIV Risk b) HIV Vulnerability c) HIV Resilience Outcome: To identify the gaps in terms of where psychological constructs are applied or not and possible future research in psychology
Compare and contrast the northern and southern colonies of England. How did regional economies, patterns of settlement, and cultures contribute to the formation of different types of societies in these regions? Make sure to address the issue of indentured servitude and slavery in your answer. One source is the textbook, the other is a powerpoint document that I’ll upload a file containing download link. Text- Clark, Christopher. Who Built America?: Working People and the Nations History, Vol. 1: To 1877. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2008
Many states have passed laws that limit the liability of individual directors of corporations. As more directors have been personally sued, it became increasingly difficult to find people to serve. To what extent do you believe directors should be held accountable and how should this accountability be maintained? Are there any specific examples you can cite of either directors, or CEO’s, being held responsible for actions they took? explain why you agree with the discussion