Write an argumentative research paper on a managed care-related topic, assumption or myth; thoroughly explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today.

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Write an argumentative research paper on a managed care-related topic, assumption or myth; thoroughly explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today. You will gather evidence on present a well-reasoned argument or debatable issue. The goal of an argumentative paper is to show that your perspective is valid. You are to form reasons, draw conclusions and apply them to your findings. The purpose is not to completely prove your point, but to convince readers, with your evidence, that your argument or position has merit.

You will be evaluated according to your topic selection, thesis and outline, annotated bibliography, peer review, and final paper delivered in proper format as follows:

Final Paper

  • Follows all Project assignment details and technical requirements, presenting “a managed care-related topic, thoroughly explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today.”
  • Presents an argumentative paper with reasoning and evidence of debatable issue.
  • Incorporates suggestions as needed from peer review.
  • Incorporates key elements of a quality research paper:
    • Strong thesis statement that states the main point of your project and suggests the path that your project will follow.
    • Attention-getting introduction moving into quick transition that leads into thesis. Captures readers’ attention.
    • Topic sentences relate back to thesis statement. All information is relevant to thesis.
    • Logical transitions between paragraphs and ideas provide unity and coherence to the whole. Clear organization.
    • Concluding paragraph sums up information and reiterates thesis.
  • Mechanics follow required standards. (Spelling, grammar, sentences written according to Standard English.)

Technical Requirements

An original research paper with a body of 6-8 pages. In general, your paper should consist of the following pages:

Title Page – captivating title, your name, title of the course, date

Body – 6-8 pages of introduction, background on your topic, research support, personal evaluation, strong conclusion. Body should be organized with a minimum of the following titles

  • Introduction
  • Thesis or Position
  • Reasons
  • Objections
  • Support of Responses
  • Conclusion

References Cited page – in APA format.

Research and Writing Requirements include:

  1. Proper mechanics: clear, concise, complete sentences and paragraphs, proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. (See style handbooks recommended by your college’s Online Library, which you can access through the Resources tab.)
  2. Five or six sources for the paper from your research. Your textbook is a good resource. Internet resources should be reliable as at a university or government website. Please use one or two sources as available from your college’s Online Library. Use statements and ideas that you have come up with on your own and blend these in with your research. Do not plagiarize. If you want to use actual words from a source, put them in quotation marks with the source.

Do you feel that it is important for a brand to establish a relationship with a customer? Why?/Why Not?

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Question 1

Part 1

Do you feel that it is important for a brand to establish a relationship with a customer? Why?/Why Not? 

Part 2

What are some of the pros and cons to a brand making “building customer relationships” a part of their marketing strategy? 

Question 2

Part 1

Why is it important for a brand to pay attention to changing laws, the environment and new competitors entering the market?

Part 2

Why is it more important than ever that a brand be aware of social responsibility? (Hint: Think about some companies who have failed at this)

CHAPTER 7 THE STATE OF THE MACRO ECONOMY

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ASSIGNMENT: CHAPTER 7 THE STATE OF THE MACRO ECONOMY

Here is a view of an economy over a 5 year period, showing changes in GDP Growth, Inflation and Unemployment. 

Chapter 7 Assignment: The State of the Macro Economy

In a Word document (double-spaced, 12-point font, 1″ margins, 300-500 words) address the state of the economy over this time and especially in the final year shown.  What do you expect will happen in subsequent years?

You may not have the exact answers, but you can certainly explore the ideas given what you know from the text and the class.  I am mostly interested in your learning and iterative thinking about how changes in one economic indicator impacts other economic events and effects the overall state of our economy.  

Include your name, the date, the class and the name of the assignment in a header, and always cite your sources.  Thank you.

Many law enforcement agencies are facing an increasingly problematic shortage of police officers due to management difficulties that have been worsened by the existing police subculture, politics, power struggles, and organizational conflicts.

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Many law enforcement agencies are facing an increasingly problematic  shortage of police officers due to management difficulties that have  been worsened by the existing police subculture, politics, power  struggles, and organizational conflicts.

Problems at the CVPD

You are a recruitment officer at the Centervale Police Department  (CVPD). There is a new problem being faced by your police department and  those around the country. However, the problem seems to be more  pronounced in the CVPD. There seems to be a huge difficulty in  recruiting new officers. This is because there are very few applicants  for the job and a large number of vacancies. This has never happened  before.

It appears as though officers are reluctant to join the CVPD. LA has a  high rate of crime and not enough staff to control the crime. The  superintendent of the CVPD appointed a research team to find out why  individuals were opposed to joining the CVPD. This is what the team  found:

In an effort to restructure the police force, there is a sudden  absence of well-defined roles. New members of the department are  confused about the roles they are required to play. Most of the time,  there is too much work pressure because they are required to perform  functions beyond their expertise. Sometimes, there is no work at all.  This causes low morale and low job satisfaction within the employees.

Another significant finding of the research done was that there is an  abuse of power in the police force. Recent employees have reported that  the sergeants tend to misuse the power they have. Not only do they  expect the new employees to obey them blindly, but they also make unfair  demands. For instance, three new police officers were put on night  patrol duty for three months. During these three months, they were made  to do 72 hour shifts on many occasions.

A very crucial finding was that the new employees who have joined the  police force as part of the family tradition are disillusioned with the  changes in policing. They are not prepared for the new attitude toward  policing and the new policies that have developed.

For this assignment you are the recruitment officer in the Centervale Police Department (CVPD),  you have been given the responsibility of helping CVPD solve the  problem mentioned above. The empty positions in the department need to  be filled as soon as possible. To do this, changes have to take place  within the organization.

You have to come up with a plan to solve the problem. You need to  conduct an analysis and present a report. Your analysis and conclusions  should focus on solving the recruitment problems in the CVPD. Your  analysis should explore how the CVPD posts can be filled with new and  aspiring police officers. In your analytical report, include the  following:

  • What strategies for socialization would you implement to increase  the probability of new recruits joining the CVPD? What problems would  you anticipate with the proper socialization of the new employees? How  would you prepare the department to deal with these problems?
  • What types of power would you attempt to implement within the CVPD  to improve the administration of the police department? Why would you  choose these types of power over others? What strategies would you put  in place to control the effect of politics on the CVPD?
  • What plans would you put in place to reduce the intraorganziational  and interorganizational conflict in the CVPD? How would you ascertain  that the right types of conflict behavior were used in specific conflict  situations? What process and structural interventions would you  implement?

Support your analysis by citing creditable sources, theories, and  arguments. Submit your response in an 8–10-page Microsoft Word document