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ne of the hot topics in many healthcare organizations today is revenue cycle management. We typically do not get paid when services are rendered nor do we get the full cost of providing that care. As a result we incur costs for facilities, supplies, and labor that have to be covered. The ultimate goal of revenue cycle management is to convert services into the correct amount of cash reimbursement. This can be a bit difficult for medical practices. One reason is that providers often forget it is a business. Getting providers more involved in this process is the focus of this week’s discussion question.

Discuss why it is important for the practice physicians to be involved in revenue cycle management. What role do you see them having in this process? What message does it send to staff? Do you think it will compromise patient care? What would say to a provider who shows some resistance to being a part of the process?

One popular measure of human capital today is employee engagement, which is defined as the degree to which employees focus, produce, innovate, contribute, and actively engage organizational goals. How do you see engagement? What are some of the examples of engagement metrics that an organization may collect and assess? In what ways do organizational actions across the “capital management star” impact employee engagement?

 Please use at least two appropriate scholarly references formatted in the most current APA format.

Step 1: Product Life Cycle

In the Marketing Analysis Presentation provided by your marketing team, you’ll see three different basketballs that need to be included in the product display on Slide 2. Each product has unique features. 

·  Based on the information provided about the customers that shop at the store location on Slide 3, choose the basketball that you think will sell the most.

Underline your selection:

·  Basketball 1

·  Basketball 2

·  Basketball 3

Step 2: PLACE

On Slide 4 of the Marketing Analysis Presentation, you’ll see the results of a survey that asked potential buyers about where they are most likely to purchase these products.

·  On Slide 4 of the Marketing Analysis Presentation, you’ll see the results of a survey that asked potential buyers about where they are most likely to purchase these products. Underline your selection:

·  Traditional Stores

·  Online

Step 3: PROMOTION

Slide 5 of the Marketing Analysis Presentation shows three recommended advertisements, including a special deal promotion, for the product that is expected to sell the best.

·  Based on the information provided about the customers that shop at this store location on Slide 3, determine which promotional activity will sell the most product at this particular store. Underline your selection:

·  Promotion 1

·  Promotion 2

·  Promotion 3

Step 4: PRICE

Look at the pricing options available for each of the three products together on Slide 6.

·  Based on your knowledge of the Pricing Strategies discussed on pages 186-187 in the textbook, choose the option that has the best pricing mix for all three products. Refer to the customer information on Slide 3, if needed. Underline your selection:

·  Pricing Mix 1

·  Pricing Mix 2

·  Pricing Mix 3

Step 5: BRAND & SALES PITCH

The company that makes one of the basketballs is looking to rebrand the product. They have asked for your input on possible brands ideas.

·  First, read the Brand Vision statement which summarizes the goal for the new brand. Then, look at the logo, name, and tagline recommendations. Which of the two brand directions do you think best meets the goals of the brand vision? Underline your selection:

·  Brand Direction 1

·  Brand Direction 2

Second, write a 2-3 sentence sales pitch that you would use to try to convince someone to purchase this product

Step 6: MARKET SEGMENTATION

The marketing plan for the basketballs at the Brooklyn store has been in place now for four months, and the marketing team has assembled a report reviewing sales data and customer feedback for the last quarter’s basketball sales. Overall, the results are lower than you expected and you are concerned that your marketing and creative staff have not properly segmented your target customers. 

Remember, like many products in the marketplace, the basketball’s marketing campaigns must target two different groups of customers: (1) adults who purchase the item as a gift and, therefore, do not actually use the product; and (2) adults and teenagers who purchase the item for their own use and enjoyment. Both groups have different reasons and expectations surrounding the item in question, and those reasons and expectations will have significant impacts on the buyers’ purchasing decisions.

Review the five customer segments detailed on pages 194-195 of your textbook: Behavioral, Sociographic, Psychographic, Geographic and Demographic. Select one focus area of each segment that you feel is most relevant to the sale of basketballs at this store location.

Keeping in mind the 4 P’s, write 1-2 questions for each focus area that will guide your staff as they investigate these aspects of your campaign.

Example:  

Segment: Geographic

Focus Area: Neighborhood

Questions: What combination of marketing and media channels did we use to reach current and potential customers? How are we gathering information on where current customers live who purchased a basketball?

• “Integrating Talent Management and Core HR Systems Valuable but Tricky”
• “Applicant Tracking for High Turnover Environments.”
• Respond to the following:
• Why is it important to establish the meaning of talent and talent management in a particular organizational setting?
• How does the strategic direction of the organization influence human resource planning activities?
• What are some potential disadvantages of using a packaged application to help automate the employee goal-setting process?
• Why is it important to have an adaptable workforce in a global economy?
• https://searchhrsoftware.techtarget.com/feature/Integrating-talent-management-and-core-HR-systems-valuable-but-tricky
• http://www.hrvillage.com/human-resources/applicant-tracking.htm

5 page essay with 5 references. Must follow attached assignment instructions

As a new Human Resources Manager, you’ve been tasked with creating (or redesigning) an incentive plan for a common job in your organization. Based on what you’ve learned in class, consider the following:

• What factors will help you create an effective variable rate (aka incentive) pay plan?
• How will you decide whether to use individual employee, work unit/team, organization-wide incentives, or some combination?
• What key performance indicators will determine employees’ variable pay?
• What type of incentive pay-out structure will be most appropriate for this specific job, and why?  How will it motivate employees while maximize organizational success?

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Need help writing the above assignment 4 in APA format plagiarism-free which needs to be 5 to 6 pages not including the cover page and the reference page are not apart of the 5 to 6 pages. It also needs to have at least 5 references. I need the assignment in the next 24 hours. This assignment is  ONLY FOR MAESTRO. Please see the attachment below. Thanks

Instructions

Review and follow the format located in Appendix A or Law and Ethics in the Business Environment. The written assignment for this week consists of two sections:

• Section I. Brief the case United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Hilton Hotels Corporation et al., Defendants, western International Hotels Company, Defendant-appellant. This should be 2 pages in length. 
• Section II. Present a summary critique of the court ruling in the case. This area of discussion ought to be 5 pages in length. Here, you are to discuss your opinion regarding the court’s decision. You may agree or disagree. Whatever your position on the case, be sure that you support your thoughts and ideas with adequate research as evidenced by in-text citation in accordance with APA standards. As such, you should have your researched sources cited throughout the body of your discussion in accordance with APA standards and should also have a corresponding entry in the reference area.

Section I and Section II of this assignment should be ONE FULL DOCUMENT 7 pages not including the cover page and reference section. As is standard references should include a minimum of 5 sources.

Case Study 1: Walmart Manages Ethics and Compliance Challenges

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

Read “Case Study 3: Walmart Manages Ethics and Compliance Challenges,” located on page 407 of the textbook. Then, research and read two or more articles related to Walmart and ethics.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Examine the manner in which Walmart’s business philosophy has impacted its perception of being unethical towards supply and employee stakeholders. Provide one (1) example of Walmart in an unethical situation. 
2. Determine the major effects that Walmart’s business philosophy has had on its human resource practices and policies. 
3. Analyze two (2) of the legal mandates that workers and U.S. government has accused Walmart of violating. Provide an explanation as to why these legal mandates were violated, citing specific violations. 
4. Evaluate the efficiency of the structure of the ethical decision making framework that Walmart has used in making its decisions. Provide a rationale for your response. 
5. Recommend two (2) actions that Walmart’s Human Resources Department should take in order to improve the employees’ perspectives of Walmart’s human resources policies. Provide a rationale for your recommendations. 
6. Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• 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. 
• 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. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the business ethics issues and definitions, theories, and frameworks important to organizational ethical decision making and the role of a human resource professional. 
• Determine the role of stakeholder interests, the interrelationship of ethics and social responsibility, and the role of corporate governance in ethics. 
• Examine ethical issues and dilemmas in business. 
• Write clearly and concisely about issues in ethics and advocacy for HR professionals using correct grammar and mechanics. 
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics and advocacy for HR professionals.

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students an opportunity to apply communication theories and research to actual business situations. The discussion with other learning team members is designed to identify and consider different perspectives. 

Assignment Steps

Read Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald’s Corporation, located in Mastering Leadership. 

Discuss in your learning team the communications and group behavioral issues that might arise in an organization that hires employees for their first job.

Note: Each team member must write at least two substantive responses (with a minimum 350 words each) and submit them via the Assignment Files tab.

Note: Grades are awarded based upon individual contributions to the Learning Team assignment. Each Learning Team member receives a grade based on his/her contributions. Not all students may receive the same grade for the team assignment.