Research Master Essays

Read and compare two articles( see the links below),Are there similarities in the conclusions? Are there differences? Why?

While answering, consider the following

-the country profile

-the type of study and tools used for data collection 

-bias and any specific assumptions 

-political environment and transparency

-importance of the issue to the public and government

APA-7 format, 1 page, in-text citation, references include

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23322039.2018.1435443

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615124/

Week 5 Research Paper: Building an economy: Government planning vs. entrepreneurial innovation

Find a peer-reviewed scholarly journal article discussing government planning and/or entrepreneurial innovation. Complete a review of the article by writing a 2-3 page overview of the article. This will be a detailed summary of the journal article, including concepts discussed and findings. Additionally, find one other source (it does not have to be a peer-reviewed journal article) that substantiates the findings in the article you are reviewing.You should use the UC library and/or Google Scholar to find these types of articles.Once you find the article, you will read it and write a review of it.  This is considered a research article review.Your paper should meet these requirements: 

• Be approximately 3-4 pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

Come up with a curriculum design, which you would like to implement if you own a preschool. You may incorporate existing approaches and state your reasons for them. (Minimum 750 words)

Include:

• Name of the school
• All the subjects
• All areas of child development

In this project, you are supposed to be a financial analyst covering a public firm. You have to determine the firm’s strengths and weaknesses relative to its peers, to describe recent trend of key variables, to evaluate firm’s historical performance and to project growth for key variables.

Overview: Understanding the structure of a criminal justice organization is the foundation of organizational assessment. This will allo w you to accurately assess whether or not an organization is fulfilling its mission statement. Once assessment is determined, inter departmental dissemination will be streamlined due to familiarity with the structure of the organization.

Prompt: Submit a draft of the structure (Section II) of your final project. Start with an outline of the organization as a whole entity. Once the structure has been determined, begin to analyze how departments interact to maximize efficiency in meeting the standards of the organization. Be sure to address all of the critical elements as outlined below.

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:

II. Structure: In this section, you will analyze the overall structure of the organization to set the stage for your performance assessment. For the purposes of this project, you will select a subdivision of the agency on which to focus your performance assessment.

A. What are the departments or subdivisions into which your selected organization is divided, and how do these subdivisions work together as a whole in relation to the mission of the organization? In other words, each department or su bdivision has its own goals, but how do all the departments or subdivisions work together to achieve the organization’s mission?

B. Describe your selected subdivision, and outline the specific goals and responsibilities of the subdivision, describing how the y align with the overall mission of the agency. Consider how the goals of the selected subdivision align with the mission of the agency.

C. Describe the key policies in place that run your selected subdivision of the organization, explaining how these polici es align with the mission of the subdivision. For example, the subdivision might have specific rules and regulations within its operating procedures and laws that ensure the subdivision meets its established goals.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Overview: Understanding how data is collected is an important aspect of ensuring a research project’s or experiment’s overall validity. Research ethics is an integral part of any valid research finding. This research will potentially have a major impact on your decision as a leader within the criminal justice organization where you are employed. Therefore, it is vital to ensure proper findings by ethical data collection to minimize liability in your decisions.

Prompt: Read the following real-world case study: The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment. Then, read the following information on predictive policing: Evaluation of the Shreveport Predictive Policing Experiment. Think about the research and data collection methods used in both studies. Compare and contrast both methods. Identify ways in which the findings of the research experiments could be vulnerable to liability. Suggest alternative methods to minimize liability in the research findings. If no vulnerabilities can be identified, explain how the methods used in the research experiment preserved ethical and accurate findings.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 Compares and contrasts the data collection methods of two case studies

 Identifies the vulnerabilities of the research findings and/or explains if methods used preserved ethical and accurate findings

 Suggests alternative methods to limit liabilities

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

First, watch the video at this link: GRPD Taps Public To Hone Mission Statement. Then, in your initial post, consider the following items:

• What are the drawbacks (if any) from having community input in forming an organizational mission statement?
• What are the benefits (if any) from having community input on forming an organizational mission statement?
• Do the suggestions given from the community meet the minimum standards of the department as a whole?

Then, respond to at least two of your peers, explaining whether you agree with their thoughts on the drawbacks and benefits of having community input on forming an organizational mission statement. Why or why not? Do you think it will increase transparency? Explain.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric PDF document. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUzVpTFLZzc

First, read the report completed by the Blue Ribbon Task Force of Akron, Ohio: Final Report and Recommendations

Then, in your initial post, address the following:

• Classify whether each finding is related to a strength, weakness, opportunity and/or threat. Also, offer an explanation as to why you came to your conclusion.

In your responses to at least two of your peers, address whether you agree with their classifications of the findings. How can a criminal justice organization turn a weakness into a strength, or a threat into an opportunity (external)? Explain your reasoning.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric PDF document.

1. Review the Inquirer to determine Digby’s current strategy. How will they seek a competitive advantage? From the following list, select the top five sources of competitive advantage that Digby would be most likely to pursue.
Select: 5
Seek high automation levels
Seek the lowest price in their target market while maintaining a competitive contribution margin
Seek excellent product designs, high awareness, and high accessibility
Accept lower plant utilization and higher capacities to insure sufficient capacity is available to meet demand
Increase demand through TQM initiatives
Seek high plant utilization, even if it risks occasional small stockouts
Reduce cost of goods through TQM initiatives
Add additional products
Offer attractive credit terms
Reduce labor costs through training and recruitment
2. Rank the following companies from high to low cumulative profit, (in descending order, 1=highest, 4=lowest).
Rank in order from 1 to 4
Digby
Andrews
Baldwin
Chester
3. Which description best fits Baldwin in your industry? For clarity:

– A differentiator competes through good designs, high awareness, and easy accessibility.
– A cost leader competes on price by reducing costs and passing the savings to customers.
– A broad player competes in all parts of the market.
– A niche player competes in selected parts of the market.

Which of these four statements best describes this competitor?
Select: 1
Baldwin is a niche cost leader
Baldwin is a broad differentiator
Baldwin is a broad cost leader
Baldwin is a niche differentiator
4. If Baldwin issued 1000 shares of common stock at last year’s end price, the effect on the balance sheet would be:
Select: 1
Retained earnings would increase by $4,413
Retained earnings would increase by $44,128
Equity would decrease by $4,413
Equity would increase by $44,128
5. The Baldwin Company has just purchased $40,900,000 of plant and equipment that has an estimated useful life of 15 years. The expected salvage value at the end of 15 years is $4,090,000. What will the depreciation expense for this purchase (exclude all other plant and equipment) be after its second year of use? (Use FASB GAAP)
Select: 1
$4,908,000
$5,453,333
$2,454,000
$2,726,667
6. What is the Quick Ratio of Chester?
Select: 1
2.01
.50
1.46
.69
7. Chester has a ROA of 0.13 (ROA = Net income/Total Assets). That means:
Select: 1
Every dollar of Chester’s assets result in earnings of $0.13.
Chester uses $0.87 of each dollar earned to purchase assets.
Chester uses $0.13 of each dollar earned to purchase assets.
Every dollar of Chester’s assets result in earnings of $0.87.
8. Midyear on July 31st, the Digby Corporation’s balance sheet reported:

Total Liabilities of $25.571 million
Cash of $2.010 million
Total Assets of $41.126 million
Total Common Stock of $1.270 million.

What were the Digby Corporation’s retained earnings?
Select: 1
$16.295 million
$16.825 million
$18.835 million
$14.285 million

 Multiple Choice Quiz
1  
Which of these statements about organizational structure is(are) true?
 A) It refers to the division of labour.
 B) It refers to patterns of coordination.
 C) It refers to patterns of work flow and formal power that direct organizational activities.
 D) Organizational structure reflects cultural and power relationships.
 E) All of the above statements are true.

2  
Organizational structure refers to coordination and:
 A) division of labour.
 B) delegation of authority.
 C) assumption of authority.
 D) decentralized decision making.
 E) chain of command.

3  
Work is divided into specialized jobs because:
 A) it potentially increases work efficiency.
 B) job incumbents can master their tasks quickly because work cycles are short.
 C) less time is wasted changing from one task to another.
 D) training costs are reduced.
 E) all of the above.

4  
Fundamental requirements of __________ are division of labour into distinct tasks and coordination of that labour.
 A) span of control
 B) centralization
 C) organizational structure
 D) job specialization
 E) concurrent engineering

5  
Coordination through formal hierarchy is a(n) __________ coordinating mechanism.
 A) flexible
 B) inefficient
 C) efficient
 D) effortless
 E) a contemporary and optimal

6  
Each of these are basic elements of organizational structure, EXCEPT:
 A) formalization.
 B) departmentalization.
 C) standardization.
 D) centralization.
 E) span of control.

7  
As organizations grow, they tend to _________ decision making authority.
 A) centralize
 B) decentralize
 C) maintain
 D) control
 E) standardize

8  
A flat organizational structure creates a(n) __________ span of control.
 A) tall
 B) narrow
 C) wide
 D) centralized
 E) informal

9  
__________ is the degree to which organizations standardize behaviour through rules, procedures, formal training, and related mechanisms.
 A) Formalization
 B) Standardization
 C) Centralization
 D) Departmentalization
 E) Decentralization

10  
In a formalized structure, some work rules become so __________ that organizational efficiency would decline if they were actually followed.
 A) flexible
 B) ordinary
 C) decentralized
 D) centralized
 E) convoluted

11  
What is a problem associated with formalization?
 A) Rules and procedures reduce organizational flexibility.
 B) Employees can become alienated and disempowered.
 C) Rules and procedures can become the focus of attention.
 D) All of the above.
 E) None of the above.

12  
Companies with an organic structure have a:
 A) wide span of control.
 B) little formalization.
 C) decentralized decision making.
 D) all of the above.
 E) none of the above.

13  
A(n) ___________ structure has a wide span of control, little formalization, and highly __________ decision-making.
 A) organic; decentralized
 B) mechanistic; centralized
 C) departmental; departmentalized
 D) formal; decentralized
 E) informal; centralized

14  
Departmentalization is a(n)
 A) form of informal communication.
 B) element of organizational structure.
 C) type of formalization.
 D) element of standardization.
 E) component of a flat span of control.

15  
Departmentalization refers to:
 A) organic structure.
 B) functional structure.
 C) tall structure.
 D) the organizational chart.
 E) span of control.

16  
All of these are characteristics of a company with a simple structure, EXCEPT:
 A) few people are employed.
 B) owner’s direct supervision coordinates work activities.
 C) narrowly defined roles.
 D) minimal hierarchy.
 E) flexible.

17  
Which of these is NOT a type of divisional structure?
 A) Client
 B) Product/service
 C) Geographic
 D) Functional
 E) All are divisional structures

18  
An advantage of functional structures is:
 A) encourages specialization and increases employee identity with their profession.
 B) permits grater specialization so that organization has expertise in each area.
 C) direct supervision is easier.
 D) creates common pools of talent that typically serve everyone in the organization.
 E) all of the above.

19  
A divisional structure groups employees around:
 A) clients.
 B) outputs.
 C) geographic areas.
 D) all of the above.
 E) none of the above.

20  
Which structure is usually optimal for project-based organizations with fluctuating workloads?
 A) Functional
 B) Divisional
 C) Matrix
 D) Network
 E) Virtual

21  
A feature of a team-based organizational structure is:
 A) building around self-directed work teams.
 B) organized around work processes.
 C) flat hierarchy.
 D) little formalization.
 E) all of these.

22  
A main force pushing toward a network structure is that an organization has ___________ core competencies.
 A) undefined
 B) a few
 C) many
 D) interdependent
 E) independent

23  
A network structure that represents several independent companies that form unique partnership teams to provide customized products or services, usually to specific clients, for a limited time are known as:
 A) host organizations.
 B) virtual corporations.
 C) global organizations.
 D) centralized organizations.
 E) formalized organizations.

24  
The way an organization positions itself in its setting in relation to stakeholders, given the organization’s resources, capabilities, and mission is referred to as:
 A) organizational strategy.
 B) network structure.
 C) technology utilization.
 D) formalization.
 E) all of the above.