1. Article Review

 

 Online Library,  a peer-reviewed article that discusses research in an organization. Topic ideas include the role of research, development of research studies, integration of different types of methods, or the communication of research results within an organization. Respond to the following questions/topics:

1. Summarize the article with an eye on the author’s main point.
2. How does this article contribute to contemporary thinking about research?
3. How does this article illustrate the importance of using research to make decisions within an organization?
4. How can information in this article be applied to your field?
5. What is your opinion on the topic of this article?

APA formatted response must be a minimum of three pages in length (not including the title page and the reference page). Your sources should be located using the CSU Online Library and must be peer-reviewed. All sources used must be referenced paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2. Article Review

 

Most problems companies face are due to a lack of information; with complete and accurate information, the problems could be solved. Using the CSU Online Library, explore the topic of how research is conducted in organizations to address problems or issues. Then, select a company that is of interest to you, and respond to the following questions/topics:

1. Briefly describe your company. Identify potential problems or issues (current or future) that your company might address with a research study.
2. What indicators are prevalent demonstrating that the company is effectively (or ineffectively) using research studies within the organization?
3. How might the company use secondary research? How might they use primary research?
4. What might this company do in the future to expand its research? Include your rationale.

Your APA-formatted response must be a minimum of three pages in length (not including the title page and the reference page) and must include an introduction, a thesis statement (concise summary of the main point of the paper), and a clear discussion of the questions/topics above.  response must include a minimum of two credible references. 

3. Article Review

the CSU Online Library and other disciplinary resources, research how qualitative research is used in your field. Using this information,  an essay that describes how qualitative research tools can be used to aid in decision making within your field. Be sure your essay addresses the following questions/topics:

1. Describe specific qualitative methods and tools that could be used within your discipline to gather data. Include your rationale.
2. Evaluate their effectiveness with respect to certain areas within your discipline.
3. Include company or organizational examples within your essay, as relevant.
4. In your opinion, what is the future of qualitative research both within your discipline and in general?

4. Article Review

 

Using the CSU Online Library and other disciplinary resources, research how quantitative research is used in your discipline. Using this information, write an essay that describes how quantitative research tools can be used to aid in decision making within your field. Be sure your essay addresses the following questions/topics:

1. Describe specific quantitative methods and tools that could be used within your discipline to gather data. Include your rationale.
2. Evaluate their effectiveness with respect to certain areas within your discipline.
3. Include company or organizational examples within your essay, as relevant.
4. In your opinion, what is the future of quantitative research both within your discipline and in general?

  

Read the following excerpt and answer the questions listed below it.

Federal agencies issue numerous regulations and guidelines, and state and local officials complain about their proliferation. Paradoxically, federal control of state and local implementation is weak, and in block-grant programs, the control is intentionally weak because ensuring broad discretion is a federal goal. The federal government may require each state and local government to plan for the use of their grant and report how the grant was allocated and spent, but it cannot question the use unless there has been a clear violation of the law. In fact, illegal as well as trivial uses of block-grant funds may go undetected and unpunished because of federal reliance on self-reporting by recipient governments, inadequate auditing and enforcement staff, and the overriding commitment to shift decision making downward in the federal system.

· Analyze and explain what you think of this lack of rigor in federal control as it applies to block-grant programs.

· As a citizen who pays taxes, explain in detail if you think it is justified or not justified that the money is misused or used illegally and that there is no detection or intervention by the federal government because of its “goal of broad discretion” in the management of federal grants.

Reference:

Kettl, D. (2009). The politics of the administrative process, (4th ed.). Reference and Research Book News, 24(2).

**** If there is someone on here that can do a great non-plagiarized report in 2 hours, I really need you right now. Need to be 1-2 pages in APA Format. I need to turn this in ASAP. 

   

Discuss why it seems that most of the exercise programming for new clients involves one of these Hot Fitness Trends, and several reasons for the lack of program adherence. 

New clients fill out intake forms or health assessments; keeping in mind the following:

• All of the collected information is not always used appropriately. 
• Many clients (even young athletes) have CVD or other chronic disease risk factors.
• Some have diagnosed CVD or other chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity and more…
• Many have “old” sports injuries that  were never properly rehabilitated, or other orthopedic concerns/challenges/weaknesses

 

In this Assignment, you will be assessing the quality of services provided by hospitals. Likewise, you will also assess how these hospitals can improve their organizational performance.

• Using the Medicare Hospital Compare website, research two hospitals varying in quality performance*
  • One hospital should display a high level of quality
  • One hospital should display a low level of quality
• Provide a general overview of each hospital (e.g., name, location, bed size, ownership, etc.)
• Discuss the quality performance differences between hospitals (e.g., survey results, deficiencies, complaints, services provided, value, etc.)
• Discuss how the first hospital is able to yield a high level of quality.
• Discuss opportunities for the second hospital to increase their level of quality.
• Synthesize how each hospital could potentially increase value to their existing services.
• Report your findings by using one:
  • Power Point presentation for a Board of Directors (10-12 slides; speaker notes as needed to support assertions).

*You can select any to hospitals published on the Medicare Hospital Compare website. You will need to research the database until you locate two hospitals that vary in performance measures. To narrow your selection, consider researching hospitals in your community, previous places of residence, employers, competitors, or even hospitals you would like to network with someday.

Reference: http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html