Change and Innovation Management

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Part 1: Choose an article from a business magazine or online article about an organization going through change.  Provide us with the article citation. What is the rationale presented for change? Identify the external and internal pressures.

Part 2: People’s previous experiences of change provide them with a “script” – a set of assumptions/beliefs as to what happens in a situation of organizational change. Based on your previous experiences of organizational change, what are your expectations in terms of what events/actions/outcomes usually follow the announcement of a program of change in an organization?

Descartes/Gandhi

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Write a 4 page essay (in Word or Rich Text Format, double spaced, size 12 font) on Explain Descartes’ Method of doubt; what does he hope to accomplish from this method; is Descartes a skeptic? . (Cite all sources you use to avoid plagiarism). Use the text as your primary source and at least one academic secondary source. Cite all sources you use to avoid plagiarism)

Cite all sources with quotation marks for direct quotes and parenthetical references. Don’t place urls in the body of your paper; cite online sources by author’s name or article title. Place urls at the end of the paper in the work cited page. Every student is encouraged to submit drafts of papers to Upswing under the tutoring tab for assistance with composition and proofreading.

Healthcare Organization

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Research paper outline.
The 12 pages paper should follow APA format and should include
Title Page,
Abstract,
Body,
Conclusion, and
References (minimum 4). Do not forget to add citations/quotations.

The Research paper will be based on any Healthcare Organization of your choice, including any hospital, clinic, facility, or healthcare organization.

The paper should include the following requirements:

Identify and describe the following items of the Health Care Facility chosen:
History
System integration
Corporate structure
Legal entities (incorporated vs. unincorporated)
Statement of operations (financial status)
Workforce information (number of employees, positions, etc)
Services offered
Technology utilized
Facility design
Ambulatory care services
Emergency operations plan structure
Materials management strategy and design
Patient safety data (errors, adverse events, sentinel  events)
Joint Commissions accredited?
Process improvement plans
Insurance plans accepted and health plans offered
Billing and collection process
Summary of lessons learned (what does the student like about the Healthcare Organization and what would you change as an Administrator)

Environmental

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Introduction

For this discussion, you will explore a climate portal* and find, assess, and comment on a vulnerability assessment. Common climate portals are the Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (http://www.cakex.org/), Pacific Climate Change Portal (https://www.pacificclimatechange.net/), World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal (http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/), and USAID Climate Links (https://www.climatelinks.org/). You are not limited to exploring these portals, as there are many for you to discover and choose from. Note that the Supplemental Readings contain a report on vulnerability assessments in several U.S. cities.

During your search, you will come across VAs that document impacts based on a combination of historic trends and future projections (e.g., historic sea level rise impacts on infrastructure and the future vulnerability to the areas infrastructure). Take note of the methodologies, scales, stakeholder groups, and other findings.

There are three objectives for this assignment:

      Learn to navigate a climate portal that contain many VAs;

      Evaluate and critique a VA considering the knowledge gained from materials, and;

      Comment on the value of the VA for the intended users.

Method of evaluation: This assignment is worth 50 points, and will be graded based in part on the Discussion Rubric 2.

The VA must have been used to assess a human system
The VA must have been conducted within the past 18 months
Your first post should be 500-600 words and include the following parts:
o  Description of the climate portal you are introducing

o  Intended audience of the VA (e.g., explicitly name who will use the VA)

o  Description of the VA, including actors, methods, and the system being assessed

o  Timeframe used in the assessment (the VA may refer to projection, horizon, timescale, etc.)

o  Costs of the adaptation options and recommended actions that result from the VA. If options and recommendations are not offered, comment on why they are absent and speculate on who would pay to reduce vulnerabilities.

Please answer all questions.  Must use footnotes.