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Background Information From Workshop Three, use the annotated tools to help you analyze your results. Annotated Survey Annotated Interview Questions Annotated Focus Group Questions Peer review can be a way to open up new possibilities for both the creator and the reviewer. If both creator and reviewer approach the task of peer review mindfully, both can grow from it and do better work because of it. Strive to nurture a state of mindfulness and an openness to new perspectives and new information in doing your peer reviews. Then you can bring that back to your own creative work and revision. Before you submit your final presentation, you will incorporate the feedback from a peer review to sharpen and improve your project. There are many principles of communication that are not covered in this course, simply because there is not enough time! One of those principles is the power of protocols.  For this activity, you will use a feedback protocol (a structured process that guides users) to frame your feedback. Audit Report Draft Instructions Create a DRAFT Communication Audit Report Presentation using visual, written communication. Presentations should be between 7 to 9 slides.For more information on Audit Report Draft read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Audit+Report+Draft&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1

Why should program evaluation be used for public health and not-for-profit institutions in the development of adaptive strategies? Explain the strategic position and action evaluation (SPACE) matrix. How may adaptive strategic alternatives be developed using SPACE? Professional Development:  Case Study #8: “Dr. Louis Mickael: The Physician as Strategic Manager” Develop an environmental assessment and an internal capabilities analysis using decision support tools that have been introduced in this module (such as PLC analysis, BCG portfolio analysis, SPACE analysis and so on). Analyze alternative strategies to include pros and cons of each alternative, then conclude with a recommended strategy and brief implementation plan. For more information on Adaptive Strategies read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_strategies

Please respond to the following: Create a scenario or event in an organization (that is, safety, training, or another issue) using a low-quality after-action review. Next, speculate on the major negative effects within the organization if the same scenario or event were to reoccur. Support your response with at least two examples of the identified negative effects.For more information on Negative Effects read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Negative+effects+of+economic+growth&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%7D&ns

 Project #2 MATH 153 / BUS 240 Business Topic: Quality Control A quality control supervisor is looking at production machines used to fabricate steel pins for a particular product assembly. The desired specifications for acceptable pins is for a diameter of 3.52 mm, with acceptable pins being within +/- 0.1 mm. The machine must be realigned to the target diameter if it appears that the population means for all rods produced by that machine is different than 3.52 mm at 95% confidence/5% significance. A machine must be recalibrated for consistency if it appears that the population percentage (proportion) of unacceptable rods is above 10%, again at 95% confidence/5% significance. The accompanying Fathom file contains rod diameter measurements in mm for random samples of rods taken from three different production machines on a given day. The goal of this project is for you to apply statistical inference procedures (confidence intervals and significance tests) to determine which if any of the machines need to be serviced, and how. 1. Produce appropriate graphs to display the sample distributions, and briefly comment on what they reveal or don’t reveal. 2. Conduct appropriate inference procedure(s) for each machine to determine if the population mean rod diameter for rods produced by that machine appears to be 3.52 mm, using 95% confidence/5% significance. Make sure you complete all of the steps for the procedure, including a check of the technical conditions. Fathom or other technology should be used, rather than by-hand calculations. Make sure to state your conclusions in context, indicating whether or not each machine should be serviced to realign the target diameter. 3. Conduct appropriate inference procedure(s) for each machine to determine if the population proportion of unacceptable rods produced by that machine appears to be more than 0.10, using 95% confidence/5% significance. Make sure you complete all of the steps for the procedure, including a check of the technical conditions. Fathom or other technology should be used, rather than by-hand calculations. Make sure to state your conclusions in context, indicating whether or not each machine should be serviced to recalibrate for consistency. While looking at a graph, you can right-click on the center of a graph and choose “Plot Value” to graph a vertical line at each of the cutoffs for acceptable rods, 3.42 and 3.62, in order to see which rods fall outside the acceptable range. Also, items are dynamically linked in Fathom, so if you click on a point on the graph, or select a group of points by click-holding and drawing a box around them, the point(s) are highlighted on any comparative graphs and their row(s) in the table are highlighted as well. The video here shows how this can be done. http://screencast.com/t/Fvtct098 4. An employee claims that random samples were not in fact taken from both Machine 2 and Machine 3, but rather both samples were taken from the same machine. Perform significance tests to compare the population mean rod diameters, and population proportions of unacceptable rods using the samples “supposedly” from Machine 2 and Machine 3. Using support from the results of these procedures, do you think that the employee is telling the truth? Your submission should be typed in a word processor and saved as .doc, .docx, or .pdf format. The graphs and Fathom Summary calculation boxes must be included. Make sure all calculations are interpreted in context, and that you explain what they mean in answering the questions. Project #2Grading Rubric Grade Component Description Grade Weight Comparative Graphs #1 Student shows an understanding of data analysis by providing all useful graphs for analyzing the data. Graphs are made with technology (Fathom) and are adjusted as necessary so that they do a good job of displaying the distributions. 10% All Steps Shown for Inference Procedures for #2 Student performs all steps in the inference procedure(s): see “Wrap-Up” for Topic 17 p.368-369, and “Step 6” on page 359 that was missed in the “Wrap-Up”, and see the six steps again for means on page 425. Fathom or other technology should be used to calculate confidence intervals, and for the test stats & p-values of significance tests. 30% All Steps Shown for Inference Procedures for #3 Student performs all steps in the inference procedure(s): see “Wrap-Up” for Topic 17 p.368-369, and “Step 6” on page 359 that was missed in the “Wrap-Up”, and see the six steps again for means on page 425. Fathom or other technology should be used to calculate confidence intervals, and for the test stats & p-values of significance tests. 30% Business Decisions (conclusions) in Context Student writes a well-written statement of the conclusions for the inference procedure(s) for each machine. Conclusions are supported with appropriate calculations from the inference procedures. Conclusions are not generic, but rather specifically state what should be done with each machine. 20% All Steps Shown for Inference Procedures for #4 Student performs all steps in the inference procedures. Conclusion about the employee’s honesty reasonably follows from the results of the significance tests. 10% Connections Student performs both types of inference procedures (interval & test) in each situation for each machine, showing strong knowledge of how these procedures are “duals” of each other, and how their different perspectives show the same conclusion. up to 10%  For more information on Quality Control read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_control_(disambiguation)

My case company is Red Cross and how they can improve overall For more information on Case Company read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Case+Company&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1

Play the beer game through “Beer Game Online Playing Link” under the Beer Game folder. Create a word file (2-3 page, double space) and answer the following questions:1. Play “Expert” different levels at least twice, and write down in which week you achieve balance in these two rounds (similar to Beer Game Report 1, see attached image). How did you try to improve that? (Feel free to play multiple rounds if you want)2. After playing “Novice” level and “Expert” level, how these two levels are different (Hint: customer orders & especially cumulative unfilled order).3. In chapter 11, Supply Chain Management, we introduced a terminology, “Bullwhip Effect”. Explain “bullwhip effect” in a multi-player beer game scenario. 

Evaluation of a company’s external and internal environments is vital in order for managers to be able to formulate a strategy. But how do these two environments interact? Is one more important than the other? For your initial post, address the following: Explain the relationship between a company’s external environment and its internal environment Assess which one has a greater impact on company strategy Share an example from personal experience or news media that supports your argument. For example: Consider a hike in gas prices. In an industry dependent on gas, severe increases in price cause them to make changes internally, supporting the argument for the external environment.Respond to at least two of your peers by respectfully explaining why you agree or disagree with their assessment of which environment has a greater impact on company strategy and evaluate the strength of their supporting example’s ability to support their argument. 

For Model 5, there are several distinct IVs that test the hypothesis, RQ1-H1, as well as some controls. Which of the bias variables significantly predict the outcome of the degree of problem formulation performance for BOTH the US/China dataset and the Finland dataset? The bias variables in Fig. 3 are as follows: Dominance Bias  Solution Jumping Bias  Information Distortion Bias  Perceptual Bias  For any significant predictors, give the name of the coefficient, as well as the magnitude, and sign of the coefficient. How do you interpret this finding? What does it mean? For more information on Bias Variable read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omitted-variable_bias?wprov=srpw1_0

Business Policy What are some examples of behavior controls? Output controls? Input controls? Is the evaluation and control process appropriate for a corporation that emphasizes creativity? Are control and creativity compatible? Explain. For more information on Output, Controls read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input/Output_Control_System

Creating a Career Development ProgramAs the director of learning and development, you have been tasked with creating a career development program for the senior sales team of your organization. You currently support five individuals on the senior sales team. Each team member has aspirations of becoming either a senior sales manager, sales director, or vice president of sales. None of the team members have any experience in leading a team, but they show some potential for management. Choose one of the roles above (i.e., senior sales manager, sales director, or vice president of sales), and create a PowerPoint presentation outlining a career development program for the employee. In your PowerPoint, please include the elements below.· Describe skills needed to be successful in the desired role.· Discuss three to four training and developmental interventions needed to gain the skills to be successful in the desired role, and provide a timeframe of completion for each intervention. For example, a job rotation program should be completed in 60 to 90 days, and an apprenticeship should be completed in 2 years.· Explain the outcomes of each developmental intervention. For example, “Through this job rotation exercise, you will be able to effectively manage a virtual team.”Your presentation must be at least 10 slides in length, not counting the title and reference slides. You are required to use at least one outside source and to utilize the notes section within PowerPoint. Within the notes section, include additional explanations for each slide. As you create your presentation, keep in mind that you are presenting for executives at your organization. All sources used, including the required unit resources, must be cited and referenced according to APA guidelines.