According to approaches discussed in the leadership article of your choosing, what is your perspective of the social scientific research that took place on leadership? What did the authors find?

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075368/

Once you have read the article, complete the following analysis.

According to approaches discussed in the leadership article of your choosing, what is your perspective of the social scientific research that took place on leadership? What did the authors find?

Provide both a summary of the study and a critique of the questions, methods, results, and conclusions presented by the author(s). For this analysis, I am looking for a less personal and more focused explanation of your perception of the research presented in the article. I recommend you develop a well-crafted and supported paragraph or two within each area.

APA should be used throughout the paper to reference the article or to document any additional resources you might use, for example, our Johnson and Hackman (2018) textbook might also be cited. Your overall analysis should be  2 pages, with 1″ margins, 12 point Times New Roman font. You will submit to this dropbox through TurnItIn, so be sure to follow the directions and submit properly.

For this assignment you should use headings for each area and provide a summary in your own words and a critique of:

  • ( 1 paragraph for each ):
  • the overall article,
  • the research question(s),
  • the methods,
  • the results, and
  • the conclusions presented by the author.

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(1) What is the rhetorical artifact analyzed in the article? In other words, what “thing” did the author analyze in the paper? (2) Can you identify a point in which the author joins an intellectual conversation (usually located at the beginning of the paper)? This is how we do a literature review in rhetoric. So, with which authors is the author of the article you chose talking to? 

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* Please start your paper providing the title of the article you chose.

(1) What is the rhetorical artifact analyzed in the article? In other words, what “thing” did the author analyze in the paper?

(2) Can you identify a point in which the author joins an intellectual conversation (usually located at the beginning of the paper)? This is how we do a literature review in rhetoric. So, with which authors is the author of the article you chose talking to?

(3) How many pages did the author take to reveal the argument of the paper?

(4) What is the argument?

(5) How does the author articulate that the paper is significant (or important, or worthy of rhetorical analysis)?

(6) What subheadings can you identify throughout the paper?

(7) Why are these subheadings important?

(8) Are the subheadings consistent with what the author proposed in the introduction?

(9) What is the content of the conclusion? (Here I don’t want you to copy and paste, obviously. Think analytically: Is there a review of the main points of the paper? Are there warnings or suggestions for future projects?)

(10) Is there any point in which the author states how they feel about the artifact or give their opinion? Is that the goal of their paper?

(11) [BONUS QUESTION] Which formatting style is the author using in that article?

Answer these questions objectively and address any other points you find important regarding the process of writing a strong article like the one you analyzed.

This paper is far more important than you imagine. Take it seriously.

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 Identify major indicators of the Jewish cultural context of this material. There’s quite a lot, so don’t feel you need to be totally comprehensive. But, do make sure you read the whole of this section, as I will assume you have done so as we discuss it in class

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Homework #6: Preludes to Jesus’s Ministry

 

1.  Read Luke 1:1-3:38 in NOAB. As you go through, make a bullet-point list for each of the following. You do not need to use complete sentences for these lists:

a.  Identify major indicators of the Jewish cultural context of this material. There’s quite a lot, so don’t feel you need to be totally comprehensive. But, do make sure you read the whole of this section, as I will assume you have done so as we discuss it in class

b.  Identify major indicators of the Roman Imperial context of this material

2.  Re-read 1:18-25

a.  Based on the text, why do you think Gabriel made Zechariah unable to speak?

b.  What do you think Elizabeth means by her “disgrace” in verse 25?

3.  Re-read 1:26-38

a.  Based on the description of Jesus given in this passage, what might one expect his life to look like?

b.  Contrast Mary’s reaction to Gabriel’s announcement with Zechariah’s reaction. In other words, why do you think Gabriel did not make Mary unable to speak like Zechariah?

4.  Re-read 1:39-56. Mary’s words in verses 46-55 are often called ‘The Magnificat.’ In this text, Mary refers to “the proud,” “the powerful,” and “the rich” on the one hand, and “the lowly” and “the hungry” on the other. If we can these as two contrasting groups, who does each of these groups correspond to? Look carefully at the passage as you answer.

5.  Re-read 3:7-18. John is said to be proclaiming “a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (3:3). What sorts of concrete things does this “repentance” involve (based on the text)? In other words, what are the real-life implications of what John is doing?

 

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Choose an industry in the city and examine how it shaped your home city. If the industry is significantly larger such as the auto industry, then select one company within the industry such as GM or Ford. How did the growth in the industry/ company shape and affect the economic dynamics of the city? Did the city grow with the industry? 

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Describe the Economic and Industry Dynamics of the City

In the class we discussed several articles and watched many videos on the economic and industrial dynamics of our cities on such topics as how the manufacturing industry grew in America, impacts of globalization, and efforts to address the challenges of economic decline. Think about the city closest to your home community (if you live in an urban area then select your home city. If you are from a suburb select the city the suburb is connected to or closest to). Think about the major economic and industrial dynamics of the city.

A. Choose an industry in the city and examine how it shaped your home city. If the industry is significantly larger such as the auto industry, then select one company within the industry such as GM or Ford. How did the growth in the industry/ company shape and affect the economic dynamics of the city? Did the city grow with the industry?

B. Was the industry/company affected by globalization? How did it change and how did the changes affect the city?

C. Does the city endure effects of urban decline? Does the city have neighborhoods with many abandoned and dilapidated homes? Is the urban decline related to industrial decline?

D. How is the city trying to reconfigure and reshape its economic and industrial dynamics if there has been a decline? What are the new industries or economic areas of focus? What are the efforts to revitalize neighborhoods in bad shape?

Use pictures, figures, and other resources if necessary in your essay and cite the resources accordingly (MLA, ASA, APA etc. Just be consistent with the style of referencing). It is not necessary to cite any of the class materials.

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Students should reflect on the Discussion Topic from Module Three and their experiences with the negotiating process. Include the following details in your response: A copy of the agreed-upon collective bargaining agreement section on employee safety (posted in the Discussion Topic)

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Students should reflect on the Discussion Topic from Module Three and their experiences with the negotiating process. Include the following details in your response:

  • A copy of the agreed-upon collective bargaining agreement section on employee safety (posted in the Discussion Topic)
  • A one-page personal account of the negotiating process. This account needs to include:
    • A summary of the key challenges or points of friction.
    • An analysis of the strength of the other positions – were their positions weak and not supported well, or just the opposite?
    • A short review of interest-based bargaining and distributive bargaining methods and a summary of which one works best in this situation.
    • Reflect on the role of the instructor as a mediator or arbitrator. Was it helpful to have someone in this role or did it create additional challenges?
    • A conclusion about the outcome – did it favor one side or the other?
    •  Overview: In task 3-1, students will participate in a group discussion to simulate negotiating an actual collective bargaining agreement. The purpose of this discussion topic is for students to have the opportunity to role-play an actual negotiation session with the goal of developing a collective bargaining agreement. The specific topic to be negotiated is related to employee safety. In this topic, the instructor will divide students into two groups. One group will represent management and the other group will represent labor. Note: The groups will be switched in Module Five for a similar activity to give students a chance to represent each side. The instructor has provided a rough framework of a collective bargaining agreement in the resources section for Module Three that provides some level of detail on how the agreement is currently worded. This will serve as the starting point for your negotiations. Students are expected to research the topic and determine the best way to craft the language in the agreement to favor their position. The students should use the Discussion Topic as a negotiating platform and create a dialogue with the opposing side to come to an agreement on the specific language required in the agreement. If both sides cannot agree by the end of the module, the instructor will act in the role of mediator/arbitrator and will decide on the final language, which all parties must accept. In this event, the instructor will post the final agreement/document in the topic by midnight on Tuesday of the following module. In task 4-2, students will be required to provide the following as the deliverable:  A copy of the agreed-upon collective bargaining agreement section on employee safety (posted in the Discussion Topic)  A one-page personal account of the negotiating process. This account needs to include: A summary of the key challenges or points of friction. An analysis of the strength of the other positions—were their positions weak and not well supported, or just the opposite? A short review of interest-based bargaining and distributive bargaining methods and a summary of which one works best in this situation.  Reflect on the role of the instructor as a mediator or arbitrator. Was it helpful to have someone in this role or did it create additional challenges?  A conclusion about the outcome—did it favor one side or the other? The short paper milestone will be submitted in Module Four. Feedback should be applied to the follow-on milestone and the final project. Requirements of submission:

Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. 

Original work only.. PLEASE READ EVERYTHING \ Follow the instructions carefully.. 

 

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What might the general public begin to think about MKD’s responsibilities toward the environment? Provide one (1) example.

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Instructions

Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be a minimum of one (1) single-spaced page to a maximum of two (2) pages in length; refer to the “Assignment Format” page for specific format requirements.

Part A (a 1 ½ page response is required)

Objective: Explain the approaches to ethics and social responsibility

MKD Transportation owns and operates a fleet of container ships and tankers that transport goods around the globe. Company executives have just been contacted by the media with a credible report that one of their ships is leaking an oily substance off the coast of Belize. If true, some of the world’s most beautiful coral reefs could be in danger. On the other hand, the captain of the ship in question has not notified the company of any problem, and cleanup could be very costly. Environmental groups and the government of Belize have demanded that the company admit responsibility and immediately begin cleanup.

Managers at MKD claim to exercise ethical behavior toward their employees. Describe three (3) matters this behavior might cover.

What might the general public begin to think about MKD’s responsibilities toward the environment? Provide one (1) example.

If MKD adopts an obstructionist stance, how will the company respond to this media report? Provide one (1) supporting fact.

If MKD adopts a defensive stance, how will the company respond to this situation? Provide one (1) supporting fact.

If MKD adopts an accommodative stance, how will the company respond to the media and demands by the government of Belize and environmental groups? Provide one (1) supporting fact.

How might this situation have been different in the event that MKD had initially adopted a proactive stance to social responsibility? Provide one (1) supporting fact.

Part B (a ½ page response is required)

Objective: Describe pricing strategies for a product

Describe one (1) example of a situation in which a company might adopt a pricing objective other than profit maximization. Provide two (2) supporting facts.

 

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Create a 10- to 15-slide (not counting cover slide or reference slide) Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker’s notes that covers the following criteria: Develop a slide that establishes the theme and goals of the presentation. Define and discuss the PLC concept and its importance to marketing managers.

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Scenario: You currently work as the marketing manager of your favorite company/organization and manage the success of one of its products or services. Your responsibility is to monitor the stages of the Product Life Cycle (PLC) and adjust the marketing strategies as needed for your product so that it can thrive for as long as possible. At each stage, you assess changes in the target market, determine changes that you need to make to the product or price strategy, and review the competition and profitability.

Create a 10- to 15-slide (not counting cover slide or reference slide) Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker’s notes that covers the following criteria:

  1. Develop a slide that establishes the theme and goals of the presentation.
  2. Define and discuss the PLC concept and its importance to marketing managers.
  3. Discuss why the PLC is important to marketing managers, and provide examples of the possible implications if the PLC is not monitored.
  4. Describe the selected company/organization, product/service, the target market for this product, and how the product/service is presented to the selected target market.
  5. Describe how brand equity can be used to create a positive customer image of your product.
  6. Describe each stage of the PLC, and analyze the implications that each stage may have on pricing, product definition, competition, and profitability for your selected product/service. 
 

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· Some commentary is needed on the physical presence of the book: is it hard cover or soft? Bound or glued? How is the paper quality? These are just a few of the elements that go into the “making” of a book.

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Book Assigned for Review

Baylis, D. (2013). The Traveller: Notes from an Imperfect Journey Around the World. Sparks Publishing.

Task: In this assignment, you are to write a review of a chapter of the assigned non-academic book (except for January, New Orleans, USA, p. 9-40). Your review must also incorporate the Prologue and Epilogue sections of the book. The assignment is designed to meet the following objectives:

· It is timed so that you get some early feedback.

· The topic requires you to do some vicarious travel and thus get you in the ‘mood’ for the study of travel and tourism.

· This assignment requires that you read critically, and so serves the objective of encouraging that habit in all of your reading.

· In writing this review, you will learn to use academic tourism literature (some of it in the Reader) to ‘make sense of’ a non-academic book.

· You will learn a little geography – don’t forget to “read” that map you include.

You should read a selection of academic book reviews (found at the back of journals) for some examples and also check through book review magazines and newspapers to see how travel books are reviewed professionally. Note that there are a range of readings on the My Unit Readings (Talis) site that will help you learn about travel writing (e.g. Blanton(1997); Krist(1993); Murphy(1992)). However, you should also refer to commercial book review sources such as The Australian Book Review (ABR) for ideas on how books are reviewed, what sorts of things you should look for as you read. You will need to combine the two styles to make this an academic book review of a non-academic book. The notes in Appendix A are edited from the premier academic tourism journal, Annals of Tourism Research, and should give you some ideas about how academics do this task. Some things to include in your assignment:

· You should only use about one-third of the word limit for the critical summary of the book’s content.

· You will need to do some research on (at least some aspect of) the site/destination/etc. of the book in order to comment on the author’s veracity.

· As part of this review, you are to include or attach a map that shows the geography of the journey of which the author writes. This map could be of the entire trip or of the principle location where most of the travel occurs.

· Some commentary is needed on the physical presence of the book: is it hard cover or soft? Bound or glued? How is the paper quality? These are just a few of the elements that go into the “making” of a book.

· You should endeavour to find out something about the author as a travel writer, and/or as a person.

· Include the full publications details. Use a book review in an academic journal (e.g. Current Issues or Annals) for a model of what to include.

Think about how these authors go about preparing for their travelling and how they relate to the ‘world’ through which they are travelling. What do they say about it? What do they omit? What judgements do they make? Have they a right to judge? What motivates their travel?

In a biography, you’d have both the author and the traveller to consider in this regard (some travel books are biography, not autobiography). Remember, quotes by a biographer from the journals of a traveller are themselves selective. That is, remember that the traveller is selective (subjective) in what they originally recorded (or published) and then the biographer is also selective from sources available, including the traveller’s journals.

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In a Word document, compose an email message from you to the location managers (shop managers) explaining the steps necessary to manage this new technology change, and addressing the questions above concerning this communication channel and its potential pitfalls. Note: The main portion of your paper consists of the message about the change, written from the perspective of you to the managers and following the protocol laid out in the eight steps to leading change from your text. After you have composed the message to the managers, address the other parts of the assignment regarding the effectiveness of email as a channel to communicate this message and potential communication pitfalls in this scenario.

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This assignment consists of reading the following scenario and composing a paper regarding what managers must do to lead change and achieve their goals through planning and prioritization.

This Assignment will be used to assess the following Course Outcomes:

AB140-3: Discuss the steps to manage change.

PC-2.1: Achieve goals through planning and prioritization.

You are owner and executive level manager of a food and beverage shop which has eight locations. Your strategic goal is to expand this business over the next 5 years. Your business has a great problem: An increase in the number of customers! However, employees have been consistently reporting that they are overwhelmed by the volume of customers. Additionally, your frontline and middle level managers have noticed that the number of reported errors in customer orders has increased. You have decided to adopt an electronic customer ordering system that will allow customers to input their own orders at touch-screen computer kiosks located within each store. Employees will focus on preparing each order as it appears on a screen in the food preparation area. This will address the issue of employees being overwhelmed by the increased pace of the workplace while also improving accuracy and speed in fulfilling customers’ orders.

You have decided to first communicate your decision to the eight location managers who report to you in an email communication. You are aware of how important it is to exhibit professionalism and business etiquette in constructing this email message to the managers. It is important for you to gain the support of the managers since they will have key roles in leading this change at the shop level. The main focus of this message is to describe the intended implementation and achieve your goals with planning and prioritization, following each of the eight steps in the process for leading change.

Following the eight steps to leading change (which start with establishing a sense of urgency and end with anchoring new approaches in the culture, as well as the other required reading from the text, compose an email communication (type it in a Word document). This email will be from you to the location managers describing what they must be aware of and do to manage this change in technology to automated customer service. After you have completed the email message to the location managers (in a Word document), address the following questions in the remainder of your paper:

Is email an effective channel to send this message? Why or why not? What are potential communication pitfalls in this scenario, and how can they be avoided?

In summary: In a Word document, compose an email message from you to the location managers (shop managers) explaining the steps necessary to manage this new technology change, and addressing the questions above concerning this communication channel and its potential pitfalls. Note: The main portion of your paper consists of the message about the change, written from the perspective of you to the managers and following the protocol laid out in the eight steps to leading change from your text. After you have composed the message to the managers, address the other parts of the assignment regarding the effectiveness of email as a channel to communicate this message and potential communication pitfalls in this scenario.

Minimum Submission Requirements:

  • Your paper should be at least 2 full double-spaced pages in length, using size 12-point font in Word.
  • Be sure your paper is well written in paragraph form, with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
  • Be sure to name your file according to the following file-naming convention: username_homework_unit#.doc.
  • You may use external sources in addition to the required readings. Cite any external sources used.
  • Your paper must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
  • Your paper should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
  • Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
 

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