500 word discussion post 7
Discuss in 500 words, why institutions are reluctant to move their IT to the cloud. Consider specific industries like education, medicine, military, etc. Use 2 scholarly references in APA style.
Discuss in 500 words, why institutions are reluctant to move their IT to the cloud. Consider specific industries like education, medicine, military, etc. Use 2 scholarly references in APA style.
Distributions to Shareholders and Capital Structure Decisions
REspond to student …Danielle Debardelaben
RE: Week 8 Discussion
A stock dividend is a payment to shareholders of additional shares of equity rather than cash amount, and the par value of a share will remain the same. Declaring a 100% stock dividend means one additional stock for every stock held.While in a stock split, the par value of a share will reduce. If a company declares a 2-for-1 split of stock of par value 10, then after the split, you will get two stocks of the par value of 5.I will prefer a 100% stock dividend over a 2-for-1 split because, in case of the stock dividend, the company pays from the profit of the company. There will be a transfer of funds from retained earnings account to common stock account and Paid-in capital in excess of par account, and retained earnings will decrease after the stock dividend.
Case and Discussion: Headache
A 35-year-old woman comes to your office to discuss her “bad headaches,†which started after having her first child 2 years ago. The headaches sometimes awaken her from sleep and at times can be disabling and occasionally require her to take Tylenol and rest in a dark room. Sometimes she vomits during an attack. Over the past 6 months, her headaches have become more severe and frequent, prompting her visit today.
Describe what a common stock yield is and why it is important for an investor. Describe and explain the importance of a bond yield also. How is a common stock investor and a bond investor different? What different expectations do they have? If a common dividend is not paid, what recourse do the stockholders have? What recourse do bond holders have available if bond interest payments are not made?
own words/250 words/references
When responding to posts of other learners, please ensure that those responses are substantive. Add to the discussion, offer examples, rather than posting an “I agree” statement. Tell why you agree. Augment your thinking to the critical level. Ask any questions that will help you better understand each post. Make suggestions that will provide food for thought.
Student post down below:
Discussing leadership within organizations, and those leaders that I worked with, and under as a subordinate, is a subject that has many experiences, both positive and negative that can be told. Suffice it to say that the negatives were learning challenges that taught what not to do, and the positive formed a leadership style that works for a human service organization.
It is true that service as a concept in a for-profit organization is important, but the major focus in on delivery of a product and making sure that the customer/consumer will return and provide positive feedback. A non-profit only has service to sell and their role has to be focused on providing needed services and their customer may be clients as individuals or communities as well as organizations. The missions of each type of organizations may also be quite different as making a profit is not the core value of a non-profit.
Having worked in a for-profit organization for over thirty years, I found that most of the leaders tended to be of the behavioral school. They were selected by known and displayed corporate leadership skills. They worked to get things done and their relationship with their subordinates was one of authority. There was no doubt as to who/whom was in charge. Many followed corporate policy to the letter and their focus was on getting ahead. Climbing the corporate ladder was their focus. During this time the company focus was on downsizing and perhaps it would have been difficult for a transformational leader to function. Becoming focused on staff that you may have to downsize would not have been comfortable.
Needless to say, over a five- year period many persons, some with over 30 years of service exited, not willingly as jobs went to India or were eliminated. Doing this to another person is not for the faint of heart no matter how much one believed in a company’s vision. Working within this environment did not serve one well and it was almost a blessing/relief to be given the door. Behavioral leaders, as existing within the workplace, did not appreciate someone who believed in the concept of transformational theories. It is my understanding that not much has changed since leaving, and many persons, who were not asked to leave, chose to seek employment elsewhere or retire willingly. While a stressful and negative environment, there was also a learning experience. What to do and how to treat others, the value of building professional relationships with staff was a lesson well learned and a respected one. The leadership style and values attributed to a human service leader are those that can provide positive results and staff success.
Synthesizing Course Materials
You are required to draw on one of the films Surviving Progress or The Corporation or the creative readings by EITHER Joseph Conrad OR Elmer Rice to illustrate your understanding of the key concepts raised in the text(s) you will be analyzing. The essay writing process involves several preliminary stages: formulating a working thesis; organizing your notes; and constructing an essay plan. Please review the guidelines and SPARK links from the first essay instructions.
Independent Research
You are writing a ‘persuasive essay’ which involves some research. In addition to the relevant course readings, you will need to find and use two secondary ACADEMIC sources for this essay (not Wikipedia, etc.). You MUST use proper referencing techniques and engage in textual analysis of these sources. Failure to properly document and acknowledge your sources constitutes PLAGARISM and makes you subject to academic sanction.
Instructions
Pick one of the essay topics below. DO NOT simply answer the questions in the order that they appear in the topic. The order of presentation is something you need to think deeply about: you need to plan out what you want to say and the order that it would be best to say it. You will be assessed based on how well you understand the concepts, issues and arguments raised in the course material. Return to your introduction after you have completed your draft to ensure that the order of presentation you outline here corresponds to the structure of your essay. Critically examine three of the progress traps discussed by Wright (hunting, farming and ‘civilization’). Drawing from at least two examples of civilizations that have collapsed, what are the lessons Wright seeks to draw for us? Using examples from the film, Surviving Progress, explain how the ideology of progress can obscure the fact that our civilization is in the middle of ‘the biggest progress trap in human history’?
When responding to posts of other learners, please ensure that those responses are substantive. Add to the discussion, offer examples, rather than posting an “I agree” statement. Tell why you agree. Augment your thinking to the critical level. Ask any questions that will help you better understand each post. Make suggestions that will provide food for thought.
Student paper down below:
Behavior theories appears to fit me the best from what I read in the literature. I am always excited to eager to learn from others regardless of their status. In knowing that one is capable of learning from anyone else, including their clients, a person will naturally grow as they continue to move through the process. It is stated that “Behavior theories opened doors to the idea that certain behaviors and skill leaders used can be identified, observed, and learned” (Harley-McClaskey, 2015). As it is always important to take the time to learn from others, it is also important to remember that others will be learning from you as well, with that being said, making sure one is patient with their followers who are also eager to learn as well. This is where I feel as if I identify from this literature. I have not had a lot of experience leading in the work place outside of client work, so I am not sure how it would actually be in a staffing situation. However, I am excited to get to this point and learn as I go. I do find myself taking the time to learn from my leaders, which I have found all of which have different strenghts to offer. This to me is where true learning occurs. I have found that I observe and take in information like a sponge on any therapeutic approach. This has allowed me to find myself being able to take different approaches with different clients as needed.
Term Paper
Click here to download the W5 Assignment 2 Term Paper Template.
For Week 3, you developed an Annotated Bibliography of research on two disorders. For this assignment you will pick one of the disorders and write a term paper on that disorder.
Your paper should address information on the following areas:
Describe the origins or history of the mental disorders.
Describe the psychological theory or theories that relate to the mental disorders especially in the areas of diagnosis and treatment.
Describe the difference if any in age of onset and diagnostic criteria based on gender.
Explain the potential impact of the mental disorders on the individual and his or her family.
Explain the social perceptions of the mental disorders from stigma to advocacy.
The paper should adhere to the following guidelines:
For the main sections it should have a:
Title page
Introduction
Literature review
Conclusion
Reference page(s)
Study Guide
Comment this
I really enjoyed reading your post. Like you, I agree that the ranking of these four principles would be dependent on the specific situation. Although in my post I ranked the principles in the order of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice I do agree with the possibility that these principles may switch depending on the situation and even ones worldview. For example in the Christian faith, “The role of the nurse…grew out of a Christian understanding of the human person as created in the image of God and viewed the body as a living unity and the “temple of the Holy Spirit†(Shelly & Miller, 2006). This idea may affect how an individual of the Christian faith may rank the principles. Do you think that ones worldview is directly linked with how we rank the principles?