leadership theory

leadership theory
1. select an essay topic they are interested in from the following list, or they may explore/develop any topic they are interested in. Students should get approval from the instructor if they choose a topic outside of the list:
1. Agency Theory
2. Comparative Advantage
3. Competitive Structure
4. Exploration vs. Exploitation
5. Game Theory
6. Human Ecology Theory
7. Institutional Theory
8. International Trade Theory
9. Internationalization Theories
10. Foreign Market Entry
11. Leadership Theories
12. Neoinstitutional Theory
13. Organizational Ecology
14. Organizational Learning
15. Portfolio Theory
16. Relational Contracting Theory
17. Resource-Based Theory
18. Signaling Theory
19. Strategic Choice Theory
20. Systems Theory
21. Technological Advantage Theory
22. Technological Innovation Theory
23. Transaction Cost Theory
24. Upper Echelon Theory

“Against Affirmative Action”

“Against Affirmative Action”
Requirements: The body of the research paper—not including title page and bibliography—must be 4-5 pages, typewritten (Times New Roman font, size 12), and double-spaced. If you have posted the outline and bibliography to the Discussion Board they do not need to be included with your paper. However, if you have added or deleted sources from your bibliography since it was posted please include the revised bibliography with your paper. You are required to use at least four articles that are in the Expanded Academic ASAP database or another database available through the ENMU Library –see the following link: http://www.enmu.edu/academics/library/periodical-databases/databasebyname.htm
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Us health Care system

Us health Care system
• Thoroughly identified and evaluated three (3) forces that have affected the development of the health care system in the U.S.
• Thoroughly speculated whether or not these forces will continue to affect the health care system in the U.S. over the next decade.
• Thoroughly include
• another force that was not mentioned that you believe will impact the health care system of the Nation.
• Thoroughly evaluated the importance of technology in health care
• Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper that addresses the following tasks below.
1. Identify and evaluate at least three (3) forces that have affected the development of the health care system in the U.S.
2. Speculate whether or not these forces will continue to affect the health care system in the U.S. over the next decade. Include another force that was not mentioned that you believe will impact the health care system of the nation.
3. Evaluate the importance of technology in health care.
4. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
3. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
4. Describe the historical development, current structure, and ways of conceptualizing the U.S. health care system.
5. Analyze the impact of technology on health care services, health care outcomes, and cost.
6. Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services organization.
7. • Write clearly and concisely about health services organization using proper writing Mechanics.
This paper will be mark with the following rubrics below
• Thoroughly identified and evaluated three (3) forces that have affected the development of the health care system in the U.S.
• Thoroughly speculated whether or not these forces will continue to affect the health care system in the U.S. over the next decade.
• Thoroughly include
• another force that was not mentioned that you believe will impact the health care system of the Nation.
• Thoroughly evaluated the importance of technology in health care
• Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices

Going Oversees

Going Oversees
You are an American manager being sent to China to run one of your US company’s overseas operations. You were raised in the US and you have been managing for about 5 years. You are aware of the fact that many cultural influences shaped your approach to managing which are different from those values which shape the Chinese/Asian Confucian culture. But now you are going to China to manage in a different culture and deal with a workforce that may have different values, norms and expectations for a leader/manager. This paper has three parts
Part One: Compare and contrast the two country clusters ( Anglo and Asian Confucian) along the following dimensions and determine how you would have to adapt your leadership style to fit in the new cultural setting.
Power distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Gender Egalitarianism
In Group Collectivism
Future Orientation
What implications do these differences have for how you must lead a Chinese workforce?
Part Two:
List at least five norms for conducting business in China which you must be aware of and explain how those norms would impact your leadership style or actions
Part Three:
What expectations do Chinese workers have for their leaders and how do they differ from the expectations that American workers have for their leaders? How would these different expectations impact the way you wold lead an Asian workforce?

The Research of Labor Training focusing on Tour Manager/Operator in Travel industry worldwide.

The Research of Labor Training focusing on Tour Manager/Operator in Travel industry worldwide.
Reason and story about this study: Since Travel business has been considered a superstar industry, many nations really emphasized on the development of the tourism to attract tons of travelers worldwide and those became a global trend. It seems to classified two major kinds of tourists in the world, the first one is ??backpack traveler??, and the second one remains the majority are ??Tour package??. Tour package seems the mainstream in every country, and the travel agent hire a professional tour manager(operator) or a freelance tour manager to make the trip wonderful. A professional tour manager should be seen as the reason how the tour members like the travel experiences or not, cause tour manager should not just interpreted the scenery, the history of every attractions but more like a ??Nanny?? who leads the team and take care of every members, so that??s the major reason to come up with this idea, and hope to draw a various viewpoints from the previous journals study and drawing a

Specializations and Professional Associations (Phd in General psychology research)

Specializations and Professional Associations (Phd in General psychology research)
Choosing the right specialization is an important first step in pursuit of your advanced degree; memberships in professional associations can help to establish connections with other scholar-practitioners.
To prepare for this assignment:
Review the Web sites that relate to your particular specialization. below
Review the Web sites of at least one other specialization that may be similar to your professional interests.
Think about your choice of specialization and how it fits with what you read on the professional Web sites.
The assignment:
Write a two-page summary of why you chose the specialization you did. How does it fit with your personal and professional goals? What opportunities for professional association are available in your specialization? How will you involve yourself in the professional organization(s) associated with your intended specialization while you are at Walden University?
Support your Application assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation.
Read and view the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s Discussion and Application assignments for PSYC 8000.
Reading
The following Web sites provide information related to the practice and profession of psychology:
American Psychological Association (APA): http://www.apa.org/
APA Divisions-General Information and Listings: http://www.apa.org/about/division/index.aspx
General Psychology:
APA Division 1: Society for General Psychology http://www.apa.org/about/division/div1.aspx
APA Division 3: Experimental Psychology http://www.apa.org/about/division/div3.aspx

A description of how a master’s degree in Organizational Psychology and Development (OPD)

A description of how a master’s degree in Organizational Psychology and Development (OPD)
Certain concepts are fundamental to your study at Walden and to your professional practice.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Define in your own words “the profession of psychology” and “professional practice.” I wrote the links below.
Summarize briefly for yourself the main ethical standards appropriate to the practice of Organizational Psychology and Development (OPD). use link below
Think about the connections between and among your specialization, professional practice, professional excellence, and academic excellence, and how academic integrity relates to each one.
With these thoughts in mind:
THE ASSIGNMENT:
In 1 page write a description of how a master’s degree in OPD will help you attain your goals in the profession and practice of psychology. Also describe how you will achieve academic and professional excellence that reflects adherence to ethical standards.
Please read and view the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s Discussion and Application assignments for PSYC 8000.
Reading
The following Web sites provide information related to the practice and profession of psychology:
American Psychological Association (APA): http://www.apa.org/
APA Divisions-General Information and Listings: http://www.apa.org/about/division/index.aspx
Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Speaker Presentation Response Papers

Speaker Presentation Response Papers
Below is a recorded presentation; listen to it and do what the instructor asking for bellow :
here is the link to the recored type of the speaker:
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/yqTLw9EA/Record_0009.html
bellow is what the instructor asking us for :
Based on the speaker presentation, the assigned readings and the class discussion of the case write a response to the key issues of interest to you that were surfaced on this topic. Here are some ideas to help focus your paper (you do not need to answer all of these questions):
-What seemed particularly insightful in the presentation?
-Which issues require more consideration?
-Where you do stand on a controversial issue?
-How does your view of a controversial issue relate to where the speaker,
author or a classmate stands on this issue?
DO NOT JUST SUMMARIZE THE PRESENTATION, your job is to respond to what has been said.
Once you have selected a topic or topics, you need to do two things:
Connect with what has been said personally – what experiences have you had that give you an interesting perspective on the issues discussed?
Play ideas in the presentation off ideas circulating in the media – what do published sources have to say about what was said. What do academics have to say about this topic? Include at least 3 published – academic or press – sources (and cite them) in this paper.

Appin European and Aboriginal Heritage Committee

Appin European and Aboriginal Heritage Committee
The assignment should focus on Bulli Seam Operations (BSO) coal mine environmental assessment and washery of BHP Billiton in Wollongang in Australia.
BSO was recently the subject of a major Environmental Impact Assessment. We will be looking at the EIA and the methods used in making the decision that followed.
The Appin European and Aboriginal Heritage Committee” is to provide a critique of the methods used in the Bulli Seam Operation (BSO) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). That critique should form part of a case your client wants you to present on their behalf to the NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) as part of their public consultation process.
prepare a report that can be submitted to the PAC in support of your client??s case. It should set out your assessment of the methods used in the EIA (both conceptually and in application) and how your assessment aids your client??s case. Where you are critical of the methods used in the EIA, you will need to make suggestions in your report as to how the EIA could have been improved through the application of alternative methods or the improved application of the methods used.

The evolution of behaviorism”

The evolution of behaviorism”
Answer the following questions:
1) Discuss the evolution of behaviorism from its origins with Watson, Pavlov, and Skinner to the contemporary theories of behaviorism and cognitive-behavior theory.
2) What has changed?
3) What has remained the same?
4) How are these theories used today?
This paper must include a minimum of two references in addition to the required textbook articles in the chapters.
a) Use the textbook by: Goodwin, C. J. (2009). A history of modern psychology (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Sharps,