Prove that f(x)=x2-4 is a continuous function …

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Prove that f(x)=x2-4 is a continuous function

HP Paper

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Using the below references write a 4-5 page paper using APA format. 12 font, in-text citation.

 

BACKGROUND: All organizations have internal politics. However, most organizations keep their political battles private and it is rare that the public will know the details about political intrigue within the major corporations. However, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is rare in that its political battles were waged publicly. HP will make for an ideal case study both because of the intense political behavior occurring at the top and because many articles have been written about these political battles.

HP has been through five CEOs since 2005, and each change of CEO has been controversial. The drama started in 2005 when then CEO Carly Fiorina was under attack from several members of HP’s Board of Directors. Some board members even took the dispute public by leaking information to the press. Fiorina fought back by investigating the leaks, but ultimately lost the battle and was ousted as CEO. Her replacement, Patricia Dunn, continued to investigate leaks by the board through the use of private investigators. Even more controversy emerged when it was discovered that the investigators used the method of “pretexting” in order to obtain phone records of board members.

 

There is a lot written about HP’s many dramas over the years; here are some articles to get you started:

Veverka, M. (2011). The soap opera at HP continues. Barron’s, 91(39), 25.

Granelli, J. S. (2006, Sep 20). Lockyer probe of HP spying reaches to ’05; sources say the inquiry goes back to the ouster of CEO Carly Fiorina, a possible victim. Los Angeles Times 

Kessler, M. (2006, Sep 08). Controversial HP probe started under Fiorina; stock falls as board continues public feud. USA Today

Pearlstein, S. (2011, Sep 25). How HP, silicon valley’s darling, became a soap opera. The Washington Post

 

Once you have finished reviewing the background materials and have completed your research on HP’s internal politics, write a 4- to 5-page paper addressing the following issues:

 

1. What individual and organizational factors of HP and its senior leaders led to the intense political behavior? Refer to some of the specific factors discussed on pages 877-883 of Robbins (1997) that you think apply the most to HP in this situation.

2. What types of political behaviors did HP’s board members and CEOs exhibit? Be specific and use the types of political behaviors discussed in pages 297-301 of Luthans et al. (2015).

3. Were the leaks to the press by members of the board ethical? Was the investigation by Patricia Dunn into the links ethical? Use the ethical framework discussed on pages 896-898 of Robbins (1997) to guide your answer.

 

Robbins, S. (1997). Chapter 11: Power and politics. Essentials of Organizational Behavior. Pearson Education, New York, NY, pp. 869-901. Retrieved from www.rim.edu.bt/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/OBCDCH116.pdf

 

Luthans, F., Luthans, K. W., & Luthans, B. C. (2015). Chapter 10: Power and politics. Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-based Approach. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing, pp. 296-304 [eBook Business Collection]

What is the social History of Media by Briggs ” Ken Man only”

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Your reading  by intro , summary and reflection of the reading 500-1000 words

Finance Homework

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Complete problems: 7, 9 , 10, 19 and CFA problems: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11

 

Math 18

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Journal:

The PDF file below will have three family pictures on it.  The best thing to do is open it and print it out.  To see it clearly you have to rotate it clockwise.  To do that, you can right-click on the picture and select rotate clockwise. 

CLICK HERE for Family Portraits.pdf 

Once you have a view of the three family pictures, look at the top one.  The one with the rare grouping of five consecutive girls followed by six consecutive boys.  The caption below the picture states that the chances of this happening is 1 in 2,048.  Here’s how they came up with that probability. 

  • First, there is only one way you can get 5 girls and 6 boys in that order.  To understand this let’s look at a simpler problem.  In five children, how many ways can you have 2 girls and then 3 boys in that order.  There is only one way, see below.
    GGBBB        GBGBB        GBBGB        GBBBG        BGGBB        BGBGB        BGBBG        BBGGB        BBGBG        BBBGG
    The sequences above are all the ways you can have 2 girls and 3 boys for 5 children.  Do you see how there are 10 ways, but the first one (underlined and highlighted) is the one we want. 
  • Next, the probability of having a girl is 1/2 and having a boy is 1/2.  These events are independent.  So, we use the multiplication rule  (1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2) = 1/32.  This fraction is multiplied by how many ways we can get 2 girls and 3 boys in that order, namely 1.  Here is the computation =(1)(1/32) = 1/32. 
  • If the problem was:  What is the probability of having 2 girls and 3 boys for 5 children?  The answer would be (10)(1/32) = 10/32 = 5/16, because there are 10 ways of getting 2 girls and 3 boys if order is not specified.
  • Now, let’s go back to the original problem.  Clearly there is only 1 way you can have 5 consecutive girls followed by six consecutive boys.  Since there are 11 children, you would compute  (1)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2) = 1/2,048.

Problems:

1).    Look at the family picture in the bottom left-hand corner.  Find the probability of having that family of thirteen boys (the mother and father are at the far right and the mother is holding another boy baby).

2).    Look at the family picture in the bottom right-hand corner.  Find the probability of having that family (the mother and father are on both ends of the picture).

3).    Finally, let me know if there is anything you need help on in regards to probability.  It is usually a tricky topic and some students find it difficult.  You can ask me a question here, as a journal entry, or you can ask to set up an appointment and we can talk f2f.

Important: 

Once you have formulated your responses for each question above click on “Create Journal Entry” .  Label the subject as Journal LM 06 – First name and Last name.  For example, I would label my journal entry as “Journal LM 06 – Laurie Kincheloe”.  Write your answers for each problem above in the message box.  After you are done click “Post”.

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Use the function above to add one!

 

I need questions answered

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What are the different types of strategies? What are the differences among these strategies? How do you determine which type of strategy is most appropriate for your organization?

 

 

 

 

 

What are strategic objectives? What is the purpose of strategic objectives? What makes an effective strategic objective? What are examples of strategic objectives for you organization or one with which you are familiar?

 

WHAT IS AN MIS AND WHAT IS NOT AN MIS: An MIS is a department within an organization responsible for the management of technology, data management, and data manipulation processes. For this class, the identification of an MIS is very much context dependen

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WHAT IS AN MIS AND WHAT IS NOT AN MIS:

An MIS is a department within an organization responsible for the management of technology, data management, and data manipulation processes. For this class, the identification of an MIS is very much context dependent. For example, the computer on your desk or the tablet you use at work is not associated with an MIS unless the MIS department is directly involved with its management. Cloud computing is not an MIS topic unless an MIS department is directly involved with its management. Thus, MIS topics in this class are directly involved with the MIS department’s sphere of management responsibility. Just because it is a technology or technical topic does not mean it is an MIS topic.

ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS:

It is asked in this essay for you to develop a reasoned view of an MIS department’s responsibility. Tell me what it is, what are its strengths and weaknesses, and the difference between one who uses MIS products versus the MIS itself. This essay should not be more four pages in length.

APA:

For every project in this class and future classes, the APA style will be used to format papers,

cite, and reference the work of others. At no time should a paper be submitted without proper

APA format and especially without citations and references. Although each student is required

to purchase the APA manual for reference, we also may visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab for

APA guidance. The URL is https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/ and should be

visited often.

With regards to citations and references, in graduate school we justify statements. Just saying

it’s so does not make it so. Otherwise the statement may be considered plagiarism.

As always, if there are any questions please post them in the Assignments discussion leaving

personal questions to email or telephone calls.

Week 2 LEA312 – Discussion 2

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Community Policing Case Studies

Compare two of the “Cop in Action” case studies from Chapters Three, Four, or Five of the textbook. Describe the specific details that identify the course of action as a representation of one of the three policing models described. What characteristics specific to that particular policing model lead to successful implementation within the case study?   

Your initial response should be 250-300 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text and/or scholarly articles.

Socialogy HW

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my teacher say you havent told me about how socialogical term from our class can be connected to the life and work of rachel carson

E-Learning for Training and Potential Barriers

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In Chapter Five of the textbook, e-learning as a method of training is discussed. In Chapter Six, potential barriers of e-learning readiness to implementing e-learning as a training method are examined. In a two- to three- page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), examine e-learning and the barriers. Include the following in your paper: 

  1. Describe e-learning as a training method. 
  2. Describe the potential barriers of e-learning readiness.
  3. Analyze how e-learning readiness has affected your success at Ashford University.
  4. Explain what a trainer can do to prepare learners for e-learning.

Your paper must include in-text citations and references from at least two scholarly sources, excluding the textbook, and be formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.