Forum Shopping

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In its user service agreement, Facebook includes a forum selection clause that requires users with legal disputes to file any lawsuits against Facebook in courts physically located near its northern California corporate headquarters. Review the discussion of this issue in your textbook (Legal Strategy 101, pp. 102-103); then, analyze the following questions:

1. Is forum shopping ethical? What are you using as your ethical standard?

2. Should courts enforce forum selection clauses in business-to-consumer contracts like the Facebook user agreement? Why or why not?

3. Suppose Facebook did not have a forum selection clause in its user agreement. Would Facebook be subject to the jurisdiction of every state court in the United States, since it has millions of users in every U.S. state?

This assignment requires that you analyze both a legal concept (forum shopping) and its application in a business contract (forum selection clause). Read the course material and the assignment carefully, and do not confuse or conflate the two.

Use the words “Ethical” or “Not Ethical” in the subject line of your thread to identify your conclusion. Do not use attachments, as these are cumbersome and inhibit the discussion process.

The reasons that good companies fail

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You will write a 5 page paper in which you analyze in-depth the reasons that good companies fail due to their reluctance to respond to changes in the internal company and the external environment.
  Read the following article and chapter from the following sources:
Butt, J., & Ivanov, S. (2017). Study of a large office supply retail organization: How good companies slowly go out of business. International Journal of Organizational Innovation, 9(4), 100-116.

Sheins (2011) Phases of Organizational decline? Shein, James B. (2011). Chapter One – The Phases of Decline and Early Warning Signs Reversing the slide: a strategic guide to turnarounds and corporate renewal. [Books24x7 version]

After you read the foregoing sources research Office Supply Stores in the U.S.
Scan through the various sources associated with the large office supply retail industry, noting key areas of opportunity, key areas required for success, and key threats. Then, in a well-written 5 page paper (not including Cover and References pages), respond to the following:
1.    Based on your research, what are the key drivers for success in the large office supply store industry? This section should be at least 2 pages in length.
2.    What were the reasons for the failure of the Fortune 500 office supply company, as discussed in the Butt and Ivanov (2017) journal article? Are these reasons consistent with Sheins (2011) phases of decline?
3.    What other reasons, if any, have you identified? Are there any practical difficulties that served as barriers to needed organizational change? (This section should be at least 2 pages in length).
4.    What recommendations would you have given the leadership of the foregoing Fortune 500 company relative to how the company may have avoided organizational failure? (This section should also be at least 2 pages in length).
5.    Conclude your paper by identifying the key lessons you have learned from Module 1 (as taken from both the Background materials and the Module 1 Case assignment) concerning the need for ongoing adaptation on the part of the organization and the need to avoid organizational inertia and resistance to change. This section should be at least 1 page in length.

1.    Be sure to cite at least 7 scholarly sources using APA Style.

Clinical Narrative Patient with non-hodgkin’s lymphoma

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The purpose of this assignment is to stimulate critical thinking by having the student critically reflect on their clinical practice. This narrative will form the basis for the BAV Reflection Summary paper.

Clinical Narrative Part 1: A Story
Using a specific example from your nursing practice that made a deep impression on you as a nurse, write a story of an interaction with a patient that demonstrates who you are as a nurse. Include a detailed description of the patient and how you interacted with/cared for them during the time you knew them.

Title should be Clinical Narrative
Requirements:
APA format with Title page
See example APA title page in Course Introduction
Double space
Title at top of first page is Clinical Narrative (centered, upper/lower case,
bold).
Maximum 2 pages (does not include title page)
Number pages beginning with title page
Acceptable to use first person for this assignment (not typical for APA)
No Scholarly references are to be used for this assignment
This assignment will be graded for completion (grade will be assigned when Part 2 is completed).

Mental Health Disorders

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Select 3 disorders from your textbooks DSM-5 Quick Guide. Using a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences per bullet for each psychological disorder, respond to each of the rubric criteria below to structure your blog post. Support your answers with credible sources when appropriate.

Blog post headline: [Insert text]

Three selected disorders:

Anxiety Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

*In your own words, identify and describe the main diagnostic features of each of the disorders selected.

*Consider biomedical factors: Describe what it means to characterize the disorders as diseases of the nervous system and the body.

*Consider clinical factors: Describe the similarities between the disorders selected. In what ways might these similarities impact diagnosis and treatment?

*Consider historical factors: Describe the ways deinstitutionalization has impacted patient rights, levels of care, and access to treatment of the disorders over time.

*Consider sociocultural factors: Describe the social and cultural changes that have caused shifts in the publics perception of the disorders over time. 

Respond to the three questions in a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences. Support your answers with credible sources when appropriate and address the rubric criteria.

*Consider the mind-body connection: Describe whether a discernible bidirectional relationship exists between the disorder and physical illness. If so, explain.

*Consider the impact of language and messaging: Describe how the words we use (e.g., in casual conversation, in media communications) when discussing a disorder influence our willingness or ability to manage the disorder.

*Consider the effect of lifestyle choices: Describe the small, but significant, changes in attitude/behavior we can make that could help us to manage the symptoms of the disorder.