Assume you are the manager of a department in an organization. Select two of the theories you learned about this week that you believe will be most useful in managing your staff. (Be sure to review the supplemental readings as well). Select different theories or different combinations of theories than your classmates select. Address the following:
Justify three best practices that emerge from your selected theories (three best practices total. You do not need three best practices for each theory
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These assumptions about your team members can have a significant influence on how you manage them.
In the 1960s, social psychologist Douglas McGregor developed two contrasting theories that explained how managers' beliefs about what motivates their people can affect their management style. He labelled these Theory X and Theory Y. These theories continue to be important even today.
Assume you are the manager of a department in an organization. Select two of the theories...
Select two different nursing theories and describe how they relate to patient care. How could you use them for inciting behavioral changes? Discuss the pros and cons of applying each theory and how they could be integrated into your future practice. Are there any particular ethical issues related to the integration of these theories that should be considered?
You are the hiring manager within your organization, and you are tasked with the requirement to locate the best candidates to fill a few current openings. Your company is in need of individuals who can work effectively with a diverse population, who have previous experience leading others, and who display an eager attitude and willingness to learn from corporate training. Compile a PowerPoint presentation with your analysis of how hiring practices and effective leadership can enhance performance measures. Explain how...
For this discussion, in three to four paragraphs, contrast two nursing models and theories found in your reading. Discuss how they are similar or different in the way the define/discuss health and wellness, illness, the client, the environment, and nursing. Summarize by selecting the one model or theory that aligns best with your beliefs and then describe how this would affect the way in which you would practice nursing.
You are the manager of a cancer unit. Your responsibilities involve managing and directing a team of 22 nurses and 9 support staff. In addition, you have the responsibility for the functions and outcomes of the cancer unit. An issue of contention between the nurses and support staff is the scheduling of outpatient chemotherapy treatments. The nurses propose that there must be at least five support staff positions available in the outpatient treatment center during hours of operation. The support...
Select two publicly traded companies from two different industries and discuss how you would value the stock of those companies. Are your selected stocks overpriced or underpriced by the market?
Assume that you are the CEO of one of the selected companies. You are responsible for gaining control over the other company. You have three (3) choices, any of which you believe that the Board of Directors will support. Choice 1: Your company acquires 35% of the voting stock of the target company. Choice 2: Your company acquires 51% of the voting stock of the target company. Choice 3: Your company acquires 100% of the voting stock of the target...
1) In a new lottery game called "Minibucks", you select four numbers between 1 and 29. If you match all four numbers with the four numbers chosen by the lottery that day, you win the jackpot. (It doesn't matter whether the order that the lottery selected the numbers matches the order that you selected the numbers). What is the minimum number of different Minibucks tickets you would need to buy for one drawing in order to be 100% certain to...
Assume that you select two 4-digit numbers at random from the set of consecutive integers from 0000 through 9999. The selections are made with replacement and are independent of one another. If the two numbers are the same, you make $650. If they are different, you lose $4. A random variable XX is defined as your gain or loss.
Question 2 - 1,500 words The Senior Partner of the firm you work for has appointed you to a new role. It is now your responsibility to review upcoming accounting standards and provide a report to the partners on the proposed standard and the opinions of other industry players on the changes. Firstly, you are required to find a current exposure draft or proposal for a new accounting standard which has been opened for public comments. (These can be found...
Select an ethnic minority group that is represented in the United States (American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander). Using health information available from Healthy People, the CDC, and other relevant government websites, analyze the health status for this group. In a paper of 1,000-1,250 words, compare and contrast the health status of your selected minority group to the national average. Include the following: Describe the ethnic minority group selected. Describe the current health...