1. Using writing assignment #1 as a review and what has been taught in this class, write a paper on your understanding, perception or knowledge of the role a facilities department has in the hospitality industry, what is its purpose? How does the facilities department impact the customer experience and operating cost? How does your current job, or how will your future role interact and collaborate with the facilities department? Can decisions you make impact the operations of the facility, if so how? What can the facilities department do to assist you? What can you do to improve/assist the facilities department?

The World Banks Logistics Performance Index (LPI) assesses the trade logistics environment and performance of countries. Locate the aggregated LPI ranking at

https://lpi.worldbank.org/.

1. What components for each country are examined to construct the index?

2. Identify the top 10 logistics performers.

3. Prepare an executive summary highlighting the key findings from the LPI.

4. How are these findings helpful for companies trying to build a competitive supply chain network?

Visit the website Retraction Watch (Links to an external site.).

The mission of Retraction Watch is to promote transparency and integrity in science and scientific publishing, and to disseminate best practices and increase efficiency in science.

Read one of the articles and summarize for the class.

Instructions:

Make your initial post by 23:59 EST Tuesday.
Respond to other classmates’ posts by 23:59 EST Saturday.

Each week, you review a recent article from Healthcare IT News.

Healthcare IT News is the industrys authoritative source covering the people, policy and technology driving next-generation healthcare in the U.S. and throughout the world. Since 2003, it has been the voice of health IT, delivering editorial insights about compelling topics such as electronic health records, health information exchange, privacy and security, data analytics, patient engagement, population health and revenue cycle management.

With hundreds of thousands of visitors each month, it is the place healthcare decision-makers go for timely, actionable news and analysis on the ever-changing health and healthcare landscape.

Instructions:

Review any TWO articles and make your initial post by 23:59 PM EST Tuesday.
Your choice must be from PAGE 1 of the following link: HEALTHCARE IT NEWS (Links to an external site.)
The title of your post MUST be the headline of the article.
After posting your review, find a review of ONE article by another classmate, read that article (if you have not done so already) and share your thoughts with your classmate by 23:59 PM EST Saturday.

Details:
Based on your analysis of the industry and competitive dynamics for the same company that you examined in your Case Study, please recommend a new strategy for the company to adopt. You will consider all of the concepts that you have learned in the course, and the work you have done in your teams to develop the strategy.

In your essay, please address the following questions:

Using the different evaluation frameworks that you have learned (e.g. SWOT, PESTLE, 5 Forces), describe the current situation and environment that the organization is in, including direct and potential competitors. Identify the internal and external factors that are most critical to the organization.
Identify the most appropriate strategic frameworks and strategic approach(es) (e.g. Strengths/Opportunities, Weaknesses/Threats, etc.), and justify why those frameworks and approaches are appropriate.
Describe the recommended strategy and its path to implementation.
Describe how analytics could be employed:
To better understand the strategic environment;
To select a strategy; and
To evaluate the performance of the strategy
Describe what might happen in the course of implementing the strategy that would cause changes to some of its elements and what those changes might be. Please consider as many factors as possible, e.g. competitive, environmental, economic etc.
In your essay, you should reference at least 3 new sources from your own independent research in addition to any course readings and lecture material you cite.  Please use APA format for all citations.

These final, individually-produced strategies will be evaluated on an effective synthesis of your reading, research, and strategy development work

Detail:

Based on your analysis of the industry and competitive dynamics for the same company that you examined in your Case Study, please recommend a new strategy for the company to adopt. You will consider all of the concepts that you have learned in the course, and the work you have done in your teams to develop the strategy.

In your essay, please address the following questions:

Using the different evaluation frameworks that you have learned (e.g. SWOT, PESTLE, 5 Forces), describe the current situation and environment that the organization is in, including direct and potential competitors. Identify the internal and external factors that are most critical to the organization.
Identify the most appropriate strategic frameworks and strategic approach(es) (e.g. Strengths/Opportunities, Weaknesses/Threats, etc.), and justify why those frameworks and approaches are appropriate.
Describe the recommended strategy and its path to implementation.
Describe how analytics could be employed:
To better understand the strategic environment;
To select a strategy; and
To evaluate the performance of the strategy
Describe what might happen in the course of implementing the strategy that would cause changes to some of its elements and what those changes might be. Please consider as many factors as possible, e.g. competitive, environmental, economic etc.
In your essay, you should reference at least 3 new sources from your own independent research in addition to any course readings and lecture material you cite.  Please use APA format for all citations.

These final, individually-produced strategies will be evaluated on an effective synthesis of your reading, research, and strategy development work.

A. Why are you a strong candidate for the Design Leadership (MBA/MA) degree program? What makes this degree a good fit for you? How will you make a unique contribution to the Carey Business School and MICA communities? (500 words)

Please answer either essay question B1 or B2. (500 words)

B1. Describe your most significant success or failure. Please include the situation, attributions related to it and what you learned from it.

B2. Describe a time your ethics were challenged. How did you address the situation and what did you learn?

Each section must have a heading. (seen in all capital letters)

o    For (A) OVERVIEW OF MAJOR ISSUES, describe the challenges/problems/issues outlined in the case. This section should be clear and succinct. You can make use of bullet points to describe the issues.

o    For (B) APPLICATION OF KEY THEMES, elaborate what you have learned from the assigned case by directly relating/connecting the case to concepts and themes described in the different chapters.

o    For (C) YOUR ANALYSIS should include your thoughts about the case in your own words. In this section, you should put down your own thoughts and opinions about the issues/challenges described in the case. However, your thoughts/opinions should be based on textbook concepts and arguments. In this section, you can also bring in outside information (such as the latest news, articles, references to any calculations, charts, diagrams or graphs*). Also, be sure to answer any questions that are assigned at the end of each case. You can also use these questions as a guide to develop the other sections of your case summary/write-up.
In the analysis section, you can also write about the companys* internal strengths, weaknesses, and external threat and opportunities (SWOT).
*the company which is the focus of the case.

o    For (D) RECOMMENDATIONS, you need to provide the course of action that you think can be taken to address the issues/problems outlined in the case. Your recommendations need to be based on your analysis (section c) of the case.

o    For (E) REFERENCES, properly cite all the sources of information you have used throughout the case.