Explain the decision-making process management uses to develop viable courses of action to a variety of management situations.

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Assignment 1: Innovation from Google’s Free Food Strategy

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

Google is widely known for its workplace creativity and innovation within the technology field. Its search engine is the most extensively used search tool in the world, its data analytics are revolutionary, and it continues to raise the bar for innovation and design with Google Glass, smart watches, and mobile phones. Google has been featured in dozens of technology and business magazines.

Additionally, Fortune Magazine’s list of the “Best Companies to Work For 2014” has ranked Google number one (#1). This ranking is largely due to employee benefits such as free meals, dry cleaning services, video games, massage therapy, in-door gyms, shuttle services, and affordable daycare services for employees.

In addition to your textbook, review the following articles and videos about Google’s work culture in preparation for this assignment:

  • “How the Googleplex Works” by Jonathan Strickland, located athttp://computer.howstuffworks.com/googleplex2.htm
  • “Google Employees Reveal Their Favorite Perks Working For The Company” by Kevin Smith, located at http://www.businessinsider.com/google-employee-favorite-perks-2013-3?op=1
  • “At Google, Hours Are Long, But the Consomme Is Free” by Sara Kehaulani Goo, located athttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/23/AR2007012300334.html
  • “Google interns’ first week” (5 min 50 s). Video Source: Google. (2013, June 4). Google interns’ first week [Video file]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9No-FiEInLA
  • “Google Great Place to Work Entry” (2 min 46 s). Video Source: IABAustralia. (2008, April 30). Google Great Place to Work Entry [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2nfZPsd794

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Briefly describe Google, its mission, and its business model.
  2. Analyze the types of people that work at Google, with respect to the business culture of the organization. Indicate one to two (1-2) qualities that define a leader at Google, and determine the typical background of a Google employee.
  3. Identify two (2) examples of services or amenities that Google provides to its employees, interns, partners, and visitors. Next, examine two to three (2-3) ways in which such free services and amenities create an organizational culture that fosters creativity and innovation. Note: In the context of business, “creativity” means having the ability to conceive something new and original, including ideas, imagination, and things that are outside of the box. “Innovation” is the implementation and execution of something new, including products, technology, services, and business models.
  4. Discuss Google’s organizational culture, and determine whether or not you would prefer to work in this type of environment. Indicate whether or not Google’s company culture would help you to perform your tasks with a greater degree of creativity and innovation. Provide a rationale for your response.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe the primary functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) and the associated skills, tools, and theoretical approaches that can be used to accomplish these functions.
  • Explain the principal theories and the various approaches to management that have evolved over time and their application to current management situations.
  • Explain the decision-making process management uses to develop viable courses of action to a variety of management situations.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.
  • Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.

Develop collaborative interdisciplinary relationships and partnerships to improve the health care of the cohort population

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IHP 505 Case Study:  The Deployment Flowchart PowerPoint Presentation

Course Objectives Met by this Case Analysis:

1.            Define, identify, and assess clinical microsystems

2.            Summarize strengths and improvement opportunities

3.            Utilize the Dartmouth Microsystem Improvement Curriculum to support improvement

4.            Identify leadership actions that support front line improvement

Program Outcome Met By This Assignment

1.            Synthesize and apply theories and conceptual models from nursing and other related disciplines to facilitate clinical practice decision making

2.            Integrate the use of communication skills, information systems, and standardized language in relation to clinical outcomes and continuous performance measures

3.            Develop collaborative interdisciplinary relationships and partnerships to improve the health care of the cohort population

Overview

Students will read and reflect upon the case study presented below.  Carefully read and review the information in the case study, and then reflect in a narrative upon the needs of the patient and the processes that must be in place surrounding this acute illness for a smooth and seamless transition for everyone involved.  Construct a voice-over PowerPoint presentation consisting of a minimum of 12 slides (including your title and reference slides) that will include the following information:

1.            Priority care needs of the patient at the center of the case study

2.            Priority care needs of the family care providers

3.            The disruption that this acute illness has caused for the patient, family members, and clinical microsystem

4.            The experiential features of acuity that are apparent in this case

5.            The elements that the clinical microsystem must possess in order to meet this patient’s care needs

6.            Potential barriers that may exist and must be managed in order to provide that care

7.            The communication strategies that were used in the delivery of care

8.            Well-defined (but flexible) roles within the clinical microsystem

9.            Potential strategies to plan for unexpected changes in care needs

10.          The Deployment Flowchart (see page 225, Nelson text) which must include:

•             Evidence-based core measure algorithms

•             Structured decision making and standing orders

•             Advanced access

•             Reliable handoffs

•             Effective communication

•             Rehearsal of coordinated actions

Once you have completed the PowerPoint for this assignment, you will present it using Tegrity technology and upload your presentation into the assignment drop box.  Students are expected to review the presentations posted by all of the other learners and provide feedback.  This assignment is due in Module Two.

Compare and contrast two additional databases and reference your selected topic, by using the Cochrane Collaboration and Medline as your search engines.

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  1. Describe three unique features of PubMed database that sets this database apart from other evidence-based search engines.
  2. Compare and contrast two additional databases and reference your selected topic, by using the Cochrane Collaboration and Medline as your search engines.
  3. Determine how you applied the three key questions when deciding which database to use.

My topic is”In older women how does cranberry compared to low-dose antibiotic therapy reduce the incidence of recurrent UTI’s in 6 months?

Compare and Contrast Theories of Counseling

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Compare and Contrast Theories of Counseling

There are many theories behind the different counseling modalities. Some counselors will adhere to one specific theory, focusing treatment types to the tenets of that theory. Other counselors will adopt a more eclectic counseling foundation, drawing key ideas from multiple theories and combining many treatment types to suit their clients.

For this assignment, create a chart that outlines the following counseling theories: behavior theory, psychoanalytic theory, cognitive-behavioral theory, and person centered theory. For each theory, cover the following aspects:

  • Goals of therapy
  • Types of treatment
  • Theoretical explanation of where substance use or abuse stems from
  • Characteristics of the client that would be the best fit for this theory

Download a copy of the chart template which you can use to create your chart.

Once your chart is complete, address the following questions:

  • Describe the similarities and differences between the different therapeutic theories.
  • According to you, which approach or combination of approaches best fits you as a future counselor?

Write a 4–5-page paper (including the chart) in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention