Objective: to evaluate the student’s knowledge of being politically competent as a health care leader and to build his or her online presentation skills You are a senior health care leader working at a prominent hospital in Chicago. You have been asked to speak at the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE) annual meeting.…

Is Strengthening the Superdry Brand a Foundation to Strategic Success? British-based SuperGroup, owner of Superdry and its carefully branded product lines, is taking actions to deal with recent performance problems. These problems manifested themselves in various ways, including the need for the firm to issue three profit warnings in one six-month period and a 34…

Bernard Lawrence “Bernie” Madoff was an American financier who executed the largest Ponzi scheme in history, defrauding thousands of investors out of tens of billions of dollars for at least 17 years, possibly longer. He was also a pioneer in electronic trading and chair of the Nasdaq in the early 1990s. He died in prison…

Read Chapter 11, “Leverage Points,” in our Gruenert and Whitaker text. One of the major quotes from the chapter is, “Rewiring a Culture is like turning around an ocean liner (ship)—it takes a long time.” Why do you think this is the case? Which of the leverage points listed in the chapter do you think…

In response to the content of this course, develop a Culturally Proficient Leadership Plan. The plan should include a reflection of your cultural identity and the experience of learning about cultures different from your own as discovered through cultural interview. The plan should include components of instructional, adaptive, and transformational leadership relevant to being a…

Discussions bring dialogue and communication into our learning experience. Unlike so much of the unsubstantiated opinion we see in the public square and social media, these discussions provide a space for in-depth analysis and application of the topics in our Learn readings and presentations. Each discussion is a mini-research paper developing conclusions that are supported…

Write a reflection on the ethical issues observed in the movie, “Shawshank Redemption” including your thoughts and the general perspective of whether the central figure and other incarcerates would be accepted back into society. Consider their backgrounds prior to and experiences throughout their incarceration and afterward. Take note of some of the following: · Prison…

“Women and Parole” details the design, methods, procedures, and results of a study of female parole agents in California. Given the information on sampling provided, is an appropriate sample size used? Why or why not? 2. Why is a convenience sample used in this research? 3. What alternate methods could be used to recruit subjects?…

“Monitoring the Future” discussed the design, methods, and field procedures for assessing adolescent substance abuse in the U.S. Given the information on sampling that was provided, is an appropriate sample size used? Why or why not? 2. Why is a random sample used in this research? 3. What alternate methods could be used to recruit…

How did Mexico gain control of the American Southwest, including Texas in 1821? Why did Mexico encourage Americans to settle in Texas? What conditions did Mexico place on American settlers moving to Texas? Why did Mexico’s policy toward Texas settlement turn out to be a mistake?