Category: Essays

Word limit: 3,000 words.
In order to attempt this task, please use the case study “Integrated Technology Services (UK) Ltd” ITS (UK) from Management and Cost Accounting 7th Edition & 8th Edition by Colin Drury (2008, 2012). A copy of the case study is attached below.
As a consultant, the Group Managing Director of ITS (UK) has invited you in, , for a meeting to discuss issues he has with the measurement of the performance of the company. He is concerned about using the low 6% net margin.
Required:
Write a memo to the Group Managing Director explaining how financial and non-financial performance measures can be used to improve the business performance. Your report should include:
1. an explanation of how the balanced scorecard could be used as a tool to measure the performance of ITS (UK) taking care to critically evaluate the principles of the balanced scorecard (Approx.1000 words). (40 Marks)
2. create a balanced scorecard for ITS (UK). Include at least two measures in each of the areas of the scorecard and suggest how the information would be obtained (Approx. 500 words). (15 Marks)

3. critically evaluate the addition of another accountant to the team at ITS UK. Make a recommendation to the board whether they should recruit for this role or not. (Approx. 500 words) (15 Marks)
4. a discussion on how target costing could be utilised at ITS UK and a review of how the 20% gross margin is not enough to achieve the 6% net margin required (Approx. 500 words) (15 Marks)
5. a review of the use of the companies’ share scheme and a discussion on whether this scheme motivates the employees to work towards achieving the company goals (Approx. 500 words). (15 Marks) (Total 100 Marks)

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Answers on the questions has to be based on the book. Book “An Introduction to Business Ethics” By Joseph DesJardins 5th Edition

12) What is the difference between instrumental (means to an end) and inherent value of work (end in itself)? (What aspects do they share, and what aspects crucially distinguish them)
13) What must work offer in order for psychological value of work to be achieved?
14) What must work offer in order for social value of work to be achieved?
15) What must work offer in order for societal value of work to be achieved?

Meaning of work

16) What is a job? (Describe so that it is clear how it differs from the other two values)
17) What is a career? (Describe so that it is clear how it differs from the other two values)
18) What is a calling? (Describe so that it is clear how it differs from the other two values)
19) Which values (from the above values of work) must be present and which absent in a job? Explain why.
20) Which values (from the above values of work) must be present and which absent in a career? Explain why.
21) Which values (from the above values of work) must be present and which absent in a calling? Explain why.

Work Models

1) What is the value that the hedonist model of work is based on?
2) What must the work do in order to be considered good on the hedonist model of work?
3) Is the hedonist work model mainly concerned with the intrinsic or extrinsic value of work? Why?
4) What is the value that the human fulfillment model of work is based on?
5) What must the work do in order to be considered good on the human fulfillment model of work? Why?
6) Is the human fulfillment work model mainly concerned with the intrinsic or extrinsic value of work?
7) What is the value that the liberal model of work is based on?
8) What must the work do in order to be considered good on the liberal model of work?
9) Is the liberal work model mainly concerned with the intrinsic or extrinsic value of work?
10) What is the problem with the fulfillment model from the standpoint of the liberal model?
11) What is the problem with the liberal model from the standpoint of the fulfillment model?
12) What is the problem with the liberal model from the standpoint of the hedonist model?
13) Which work model is most likely to be supported by virtue ethics? Why?
14) Which work model is most likely to be supported by autonomy ethics? Why?
15) Which work model is most likely to be supported by utility ethics? Why?

Due Process

22) What is employment at will?
23) What is the power problem with hiring people on the basis of employment at will? Discuss specifics.
24) What is autonomy? (Hint: autonomy is not just doing whatever one wants)
25) What is the threat to autonomy of employees from employment at will (on the basis of the power problem)? Do not just repeat using synonyms that their autonomy is threatened – discuss specifics.
26) What is the due process at work?
27) How does the due process solve the employment at will threat to autonomy problem?
28) What is the seeming threat of the due process to the autonomy of the employers? Do not just repeat using synonyms that their autonomy is threatened – discuss specifics.
29) Why does due process not take way from the autonomy of the employers? Discuss specifics.
30) What is the seeming threat to the efficiency of the firm that the due process poses? Discuss specifics.
31) Why does due process not take away from the efficiency of the firm? Discuss specifics.
32) Why does due process add to the efficiency of the firm? Discuss specifics.
33) Even if due process does take away from the efficiency of the firm, why should the efficiency concern be ignored (as long as at least some profit is made)?

Participation

34) What is participation at work?
35) What are some of the specific shapes that participation at work can take? (Does it necessarily mean that all employees have equal decision-making power as CEO, for example? If not, or not always, what are some alternatives?)
36) Why does autonomy require participation in decision-making for the firm by the workers?
37) Why is it not adequate for CEOs to simply give equal consideration to interests of employees, on the stakeholder model? Why must employees participate? Discuss specifics.
38) What is the seeming threat of the employee participation to the autonomy of the employers? Do not just repeat using synonyms that their autonomy is threatened – discuss specifics.
39) Why does employee participation not take way from the autonomy of the employers? Discuss specifics.
40) What is the seeming threat to the efficiency of the firm that the employee participation poses? Discuss specifics.
41) Why does employee participation not take away from the efficiency of the firm? Discuss specifics.
42) Why does employee participation add to the efficiency of the firm? Discuss specifics.
43) Even if employee participation does take away from the efficiency of the firm, why should the efficiency concern be ignored (as long as at least some profit is made)?

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•Consider the ways HITECH and Meaningful Use mandates have impacted a health care setting with which you are familiar.
•Conduct research in the Walden Library and through credible nursing organizations to assess how the nursing informatics community is addressing these mandates.
•Create a list that documents the pros and cons that mandates such as these have on health care settings. Reflect upon your list, and determine whether you believe these mandates are beneficial or harmful to health care organizations and nursing practice.

DIRECTIONS:
WRITE a brief scholarly commentary that describes your stance on issues related to HITECH and meaningful use. Include in your commentary your personal beliefs on the issue, your experiences in a health care organization, and/or the pros and cons surrounding these initiatives. SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING to underscore your stance:

•Mandating change. Do the HITECH Act and Meaningful Use mandates help to drive and equalize change across all health care settings, or do they lead to rapid and sloppy implementations?

•The benefits or ramifications that stem from the use of incentives and disincentives.

•The influence of across-the-board mandates on patient safety, ethics, and quality of care.

•The allocation of funds specifically earmarked for HITECH and Meaningful Use. Is it worth it or wasted?

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Youth concerns have now come to the forefront of global attention. While in
developed societies youth see themselves as constituting a class whose interests
are being gradually marginalised, those in developing countries see themselves
as the neglected majority in an unjust social order.

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Below are the instructions for this brief report. I am attaching the two articles that need to be used. Also – the text book that need to be referenced for the two topics in the chapters is: “Business Law Today- The Essentials. Author : Miller and Jentz Publisher : Cengage. ISBN # 978-1-133-19135-3. 10th edition”
Read the attached New Yorker magazine published articles and for each article provide the following:
1) Summary: Summary of the main points and legal & ethical issues of the article. 3ts ea.
2) Application: Apply Ch 1-4 & 6 in specific details. At least two topics from each chapter must be applied to each article. Outline and be specific. Reference text and explain. 9pts ea.
3) Reflections: Provide your legal opinion/reflection/observation on each article. 3 pts ea.
Follow the above highlighted heading format for each article report.
Please contact me via email if you have any questions.

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Title: A critical appraisal of selected pieces of health research literature
Details of the task
a) 3 peer reviewed reports of different research studies that are relevant to your chosen research question:
!st Peer-reviewed article: “The duration of obesity and the risk of type 2 diabetes.” by Asnawi Abdullah, Johannes Stoelwinder, Susan Shortreed et.al., published 29 June 2010. (Cohort Study)
2nd Peer Reviewed article: “Body mass index history and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam Study.” by Schienkiewitz, A., Schulze, M.B. Hoffman, K. et.al (Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84:427-33). (Cohort study)
3rd Peer reviewed article: “Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with obesity, smoking and low socioeconomic status in large and representative samples of rural, urban, and suburban adult Greek populatios.” by Tentolouris, N., Andrianakos, A., Karamitsos, D. et.al (Hormones, 2012 11(4):458-467 (Cross Sectional Study)

b) Select critical appraisal tools that are relevant to the research reports you have selected and apply these tools to these reports of research.
c) Using the critical appraisal tools, relevant literature on your chosen health topic and literature on research methodology, write a critical appraisal of the 3 research reports.
d) Your critical appraisal should include:
– An introduction to your chosen topic.
– Statement of your research question.
– A critical appraisal of the 3 research reports you have chosen (including reference to the critical appraisal tools).
– References to the research methods literature and other relevant literature on your chosen health topic.
e) Your critical appraisal should include critique of your selected research reports in terms of:
– The research process as a whole
– The research question
– The study design
– The population and approach to sampling
– The approach to recruitment
– Methods used to collect data (including any tools used)
– Ethical issues
– The authors interpretation of the main findings

Suggested structure:

– A brief Introduction to the health issue
– Statement of the research question.
– Brief description of the 3 or 4 research papers found with references.
– Critique of first paper.
– Critique of second paper
– Critique of third paper.
– Summary and comparison / contrast of the methods used in the research papers
– Conclusion.

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LITERATURE ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS
For the final assignment in this course, you are to write a Literature Analysis paper that builds upon the research in one of the fields that we have studied. This project will be the culmination of the Topic Identification and Bibliography that you submitted in Module/Week 3. Your paper should be 10–12 pages in length and should incorporate at least 12 scholarly sources, all of which must be cited on the final bibliography page. It is important that you synthesize the information from your research in order to create a well-blended paper. Also, remember that the purpose of this paper is to analyze what the scholastic literature has to say on a particular portion of the criminal justice/criminology field. Organize and format your paper according to APA style.

Include the following elements in your paper:
•Title page including a running head
•Abstract and key words
•Body
oIntroduction concluding with your thesis statement
oDiscussion of key terms
oHow this topic fits within the field of criminal justice/criminology
oWhat conclusions can be drawn from the scholarship on the subject
oApplication in a real world context
•Conclusion (Make sure you reflect back upon your thesis statement and make adjustments as needed.)
•Bibliography
Review the Literature Analysis Rubric to see how this assignment will be evaluated.

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1.Why do some college professor join a union? What are the advantages or disadvantages of campus unionization?
2.Nonunionized firms tend to offer wage rates that are close to rates paid by unionized firms in the same industry. How do you explain this?
3.In 1998 teaching assistants at the University of California struck for higher wages and union recognition, something they had sought for 14 years. How might the availability of replacement workers have affected their power?
4.Is a tax deduction for tuition likely to increase college enrollments? How will it affect horizontal and vertical equities?
5. What share of taxes should the rich pay? Should the poor pay any taxes?

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Please answer the following questions.
1. Suppose we reused to sell goods to any country that reduced or halted its exports to us. Who would benefit and who would lose from such retaliation? Can you suggest alternative ways to ensure import supplies?
2. On the basis of the News on page 466, how do U.S. furniture manufacturers feel about NAFTA? How about farmers?
3. Why did President Obama pursue “Buy American” rules if they actually hurt the economy?
4. Who gains and who loses from nontariff barriers to Mexican trucks? What made President Obama offer renewed negotiations?
5. Has the tariff on Chinese tires affected you or your family? Who has been affected?

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Recently the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government have made several remarks about the future of Tibetan Buddhism and the 15th Dalai Lama. Read the following articles and, using what you learned about Buddhism in class, respond tie the articles together and give your response.

“How and Why the Dalai Lama Left Tibet” (TIME)

https://time.com/3742242/dalai-lama-1959/

“The Next Dalai Lama Could Be A Woman” (Huffington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2013/06/17/the-next-dalai-lama-could-be-a-woman/

“Dalai Lama Sees No Need For A Successor” (Huffington Post)

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/09/dalai-lama-successor_n_5790572.html

“Dalai Lama Profanes Buddhism” (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/09/us-china-parliament-tibet-idUSKBN0M50R920150309

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