an explanation of at least two opportunities that exist for RNs and APRNs to actively participate in policy-making.

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an explanation of at least two opportunities that exist for RNs and APRNs to actively participate in policy-making. Explain some of the challenges that these opportunities may present and describe how you might overcome these challenges. Finally, recommend two strategies you might make to better advocate for or communicate the existence of these opportunities to participate in policy-making. Be specific and provide examples.

local motors-This is an example of a focused differentiation generic strategy. Please explain why.

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Assignment #5
Refer to the HBS case article “Local Motors.” Attached and answer question below

  1. This is an example of a focused differentiation generic strategy. Please explain why.
  2. Explain how this firm tailors its value chain activities to achieve the focused differentiation strategy.

Which child’s story from “Waiting for Superman” movie touched you the most? why?

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  1. Watch the movie “Waiting for Superman” (2010) by Davis Guggenheim (you will need to acquire the movie using your own means. Places to look are YouTube, ITunes, or free at Viemo: https://vimeo.com/69353438
    Also, watch “The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman”: http://vimeo.com/41994760
    Go to My Groups>Discussion Board to post your answers the following questions:
    1a. Which child’s story from “Waiting for Superman” movie touched you the most? why?
    1b. What do you believe should be our priority when it comes to improving education in our community/state? Who is responsible for making that happen?
    2. Watch: “Public Schools for Sale” — Bill Moyers interviews education historian Diane Ravitch about the private sellout of public schools.
    Part One
    http://billmoyers.com/episode/public-schools-for-sale/?utm_source=sidebar&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=public-school&utm_campaign=for-sale
    Part Two
    http://billmoyers.com/segment/web-extra-public-schools-for-sale/
    2a. Do you think that Charter Schools are the direction we need to be headed for bettering our educational system? Why or why not? (make sure to incorporate research from “Waiting for Superman” “The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman”, and the Moyers interview)
    3. Watch the following 2 videos: 
    ‘A Tale of Two Schools’:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xdfVAPvv9A=related 
    and
    Inequality in Schools: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mTVu0-v2SQ
    These 2 videos relate to chapter 4 of “Our Kids”, where Putnam, (2015) argues that schooling does not provide a level playing field for kids from different economic classes, but reflects that divide. It’s as if we now have an educational apartheid, a caste system driven by economic class.
    “As the twenty-first century opened, a family’s socioeconomic status (SES) had become even more important than test scores in predicting which eighth graders would graduate from college “ (p. 189).
    3a. Describe the vast differences between Isabelle’s experiences at Troy High School vs Sophia’s at Santa Ana High School from Putnam’s, (2015) book.
  2. School funding background:
    “Most states and local communities support public education by using property tax revenues. Homes in the suburbs tend to be worth more and those living in the suburbs tend to be more affluent, more tax revenues can be collected from them. This in turn means that schools in the suburbs tend to generate more income than those from the inner cities (Phillippe, 2013).
    Read and listen to at least one of the 9 stories from the NPR series on “School Money: THE COST OF OPPORTUNITY
    http://www.npr.org/series/473636949/schoolmoney

4a. Read the 2 following articles:
Why Are American Public Schools Still So Segregated?  (Green, 2018)
Also, watch the video from the article, you can view it here as well: https://www.pbs.org/video/why-are-schools-still-so-segregated-iyr3av/
School Segregation in America is as Bad Today as it Was in the 1960s  (Nazaryan, 2018)
4b. Discuss how the power of one’s race is still overlooked in children’s education today?

  1. What other solutions can you suggest to assure that ALL children receive equal education, no matter what school district they live in?

Read the case study titled “Strategy and Performance Management at DSM” located in the XanEdu case pack

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Assignment 1: Strategy and Performance Management at DSM

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

Read the case study titled “Strategy and Performance Management at DSM” located in the XanEdu case pack (Link Below)

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Using the stages from the performance management process, suggest the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF). (Note: See Exhibit 4.) Provide a rationale for your suggestions.
  2. Select three (3) drivers, and examine the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement.
  3. Critique or defend DSM’s competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment points from the textbook. Justify your response.
  4. Use two (2) external sources to support your responses. Note: Wikipedia and other 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:

  • Summarize the components of performance management processes and systems.
  • Evaluate how the performance management system aligns with organizational goals.
  • Assess the effectiveness of performance management programs and policies.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in performance management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about performance management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the rubric found here.

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