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This assignment consists of two parts. Both parts will be combined into one document to be uploaded into Blackboard. For Part 1 of the assignment, you will create a case study that should consist of at least 500 words and should describe an ethical dilemma/situation that a health leader will likely face every day. 

The situation should be described as one in which the health leader’s morals and ethics may clash when he or she is trying to make a decision about the situation. Once you have written your case study, you will continue on to Part 2 of the assignment in which you will answer the following questions. How would you define morals and ethics? What are the differences between morals and ethics? How can the health leader in this situation overcome a collision between his or her ethics and morals while making a decision about the situation? How can benchmarking and internal/external assessments be used to assist the health leader in making his or her decision? Parts 1 and 2 should together consist of at least two pages, and at least three sources should be used. All sources used should be cited and formatted properly using APA formatting. 

Ledlow, G. R., & Stephens, J. H. (2018). Leadership for health professionals: Theory, skills, and applications (3rd ed.). 

HR 410 unit 3 Discussion

COLLAPSE

The Communication Landscape

Effective crisis communication planning requires having accurate demographic information. What languages are spoken in a particular area? Where do the more vulnerable populations live? Who is responsible for making decisions?

Effective communication strategies are typically rapid, accurate, and involve input from all those in decision-making positions. Understanding the cultural milieu and support systems may be challenging for responders from the area and even more so for responders from outside of the area. Overlay these obstacles with a technological inability to communicate inside or outside the region, and planning for communication before a crisis then takes on added importance. Additionally, without effective communication plans in place, disaster rumors and inaccurate or outdated information can in turn cause great chaos.

Furthermore, vulnerable populations can prove to be the most challenging people to assist after a disaster. As evidenced in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, relief was not immediate because of the existing impoverished pre-disaster conditions. Facilities such as airstrips and roads were in questionable repair, so aid coming in was not readily accessible. Most Haitians are low-income, existing on two U.S. dollars per day, and only 50% of the population is literate and able to read directions in order to find locations for food and water. Factors such as these contributed to difficulties in assisting this vulnerable population in the aftermath of the disaster.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review Chapter 2 in your course text, Crisis Intervention Strategies, paying particular attention to multicultural perspectives and considerations.
• Review the article, “Psychological Assessment of Children in Disasters and Emergencies,” and focus on the special issues related to assessing the needs of children and adolescents after a crisis. Also concentrate on the different psychological assessment tools that are appropriate for use with this population after a crisis.
• Review the article, “Natural Disasters that Reveal Cracks in Our Social Foundation.” Think about the ways in which a break down in services and communication can be avoided for the elderly population during crises like the 2003 France heat wave.
• Review the article, “The Transformation of Traditional Mental Health Service Delivery in Multicultural Society in California, USA That Can Be Replicated Globally,” paying particular attention to the necessity of mental health services as a top priority during crises.
• Review the article, “Vulnerable Populations in an American Red Cross Shelter After Hurricane Katrina,” and think about the ways in which the ‘Model of Vulnerable Populations’ helps address crises wherein people suffer from multiple losses in their communities. Also think about appropriate mental health obligations that should be taken into consideration when working with vulnerable populations during and after a crisis.
• Review the article, “Responding to Student or Teacher Death: Preplanning Crisis Intervention,” and focus on the importance of communicating with parents and students, as well as fostering a grieving process that facilitates healing after a student or teacher death.
• Reflect on your Application Assignment from this week and think about the alternative communication systems and strategies that can be used when assisting individuals who have experienced a crisis. Also think about the ways in which to reach and communicate with vulnerable populations in these same situations.
• Choose one alternative communication system/strategy and one strategy for communicating with and reaching vulnerable populations that you described in your Application Assignment from this week.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 5 a brief description of the alternative communication system/strategy that you chose and one example of how it was used during/after a crisis. Then provide a brief description of the strategy for reaching and communicating with vulnerable populations that you chose and one example of how it was effectively used during/after a crisis.

• Article: Balaban, V. (2006). Psychological assessment of children in disasters and emergencies. Disasters, 30(2), 178-198.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Bolin, R., & Stanford, L. (1998). The Northridge earthquake: Community-based approaches to unmet recovery needs. Disasters, 22(1), 21-38.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Langer, N. (2004). Natural disasters that reveal cracks in our social foundation. Educational Gerontology,30(4), 275-285.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Massey, J. E., & Larsen, J. P. (2006). Crisis management in real time: How to successfully plan for and respond to a crisis. Journal of Promotion Management, 12(3/4), 63-97.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Pir, T. (2009). The transformation of traditional mental health service delivery in multicultural society in California, USA, that can be replicated globally. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 22(1), 33-40.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Saunders, J. M. (2007). Vulnerable populations in an American Red Cross shelter after Hurricane Katrina. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 43(1), 30-37.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Sorensen, J. R. (1989). Responding to student or teacher death: Preplanning crisis intervention. Journal of Counseling and Development, 67(7), 426-427.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Brief Leadership Speech—Skills and Behavioral Approach

Part 1: The purpose of this assignment is for you to think critically about both the skills approach and the behavioral approach of leadership by preparing your initial (brief) speech for the first meeting on the first day after a disastrous event. Your audience for this speech includes those who will report to you (subordinates). 

 Write the speech in a Word document

The content of the speech needs to succinctly answer the following question: 

What would you say to your team on the first day to communicate your expectations toward structure, productivity, and the concern for people?

Structure, productivity, and the concern for people are key aspects of the behavioral approach of leadership. To keep it simple, the length of the speech must be at least 250 words and no more than 300 words. When spoken, this is approximately two minutes and no more than three minutes. A lot can be stated in that amount of time, so keep it concise and on point

 Define and discuss employee engagement (be sure to identify why it is so important). Provide at least 3 examples of programs that have been shown to positively affect employee engagement. Discuss how the proposed employee engagement programs may be monitored. Discuss how ways in which the proposed employee engagement programs may be measured. Have to have plagiarism report.

In every course you take at PG, you are a member of a learning community. All members are working to strengthen their professional skills and achieve their academic and career goals. Discussion allows you to see new perspectives and achieve further personal growth. Discussion Boards are an important part of your learning, allowing you to asynchronously interact with your classmates and instructor.

Using the assigned readings and supplemental academic research, you will address the topics presented on the Discussion Board. Be sure to review the Discussion Board rubric to review all expectations.

Access the Unit 3 Discussion Board

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Research Paper Assignment
You are required to complete a double spaced, 5-7 page Research Paper using the APA style
of writing. The paper can address any current issue from the field of Management Information Systems. It should have a minimum of 4 references and citations from scholarly journals, industry trade publications, or U.S. Government published resources. The Research Paper is due in Week 8. The Research Paper is worth 200 points or 20% of your grade. The following will be assessed: 

1.The extent and quality of research
2.Balance of fact (from literature) and opinion
3.Quality of writing (level of readability, grammar, spelling)
4.Quantity of effort 

5. The acceptability of perspectives in the theory and practice
The structure of your paper should contain at minimum the following (formatted in alignment with APA guidelines).
1.Title Page
2.Abstract
3.Body
a.Introduction
b.Review of the Literature
c.Summary and Analysis
4.References

Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lecture:

• Human Resources, Competitive Advantage, and Global Talent

Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction:

By the due date assigned, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. Respond to the assigned questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub-questions of each bullet point. The sub-questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your peers have already posted so that we can engage in several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to reuse the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.

Tasks:

Question 1:

Evaluate the correlation of a competitive strategy, an organizational structure, and an HRM orientation.

Question 2:

Analyze an emerging market and a developed market.

Submission Details:

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite all sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1,000 words as noted in the attached PDF. Submit your document to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

Set up a linear system and solve for the following problems:

1. The sum of two integers is 41 and their difference is 5. Find the integers.

2. The sum of two integers is 74. The larger is 13 less than twice the smaller. Find the two integers.

3. A $5,000 principal is invested in two accounts, one earning 1% interest and another earning 6% interest. If the total interest for the year is $170, then how much is invested in each account?

4. A cash register contains $10 bills and $50 bills with a total value of $1080. If there are 28 bills total, then how many of each does the register contain?

5. Pens are sold in a local store for 80 cents each. The factory has $1200 in fixed costs plus 5 cents of additional expense for each pen made. Assuming all pens manufactured can be sold, find the break-even point.