Assignment Description

You have been hired in the finance department at a large, metropolitan for-profit hospital. Your duties are very important to the entire hospital in terms of financing operating costs. Additionally, you are also in charge of 3 employees who work under you to help with the day-to-day accounting activities. Your role includes budgeting, managing the general ledger accounts, utilizing financial formulas to perform accounting activities, and training and development of your 3 employees. This professional career is exciting and challenging for you but is also enjoyable and rewarding as you work your way up the career ladder toward reaching your goal of becoming the chief executive officer (CEO) of the hospital. Due to scarce resources, your organization is faced with the decision of choosing between mutually exclusive projects (I.e., Build a Rehab. Center or Build a Neonatal Wing). You have been asked to develop a financial analysis of two projects and based on Net Present Value (NPV), Return on Investment (ROI), and Profitability Index (PI),  Briefly explain the following concepts and their use/value in assessing the validity of the two mutually exclusive projects:

1. NPV
2. ROI
3. PI
4. payer (aka case) mix

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

1.     ABSTRACT. A summary of your paper…not an introduction. Begin writing in third person voice.

2.     BODY.  The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3-4 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.

3.     REFERENCE PAGE.  References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper and lower case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

This assignment will be assessed using additional criteria provided here.

Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.

Case Study

Nimal’s Ethical Dilemma

Nirmal is the IT manager in a government department with more than 500 staff members and six branches across Australia. His department has decided to acquire an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. An RFT for the procurement of the software was advertised in a number of Australian newspapers. Two local companies responded to the advertisement and sent their offers to the department.

When Nirmal opened the envelopes and examined the offers he found that company A’s offer is slightly better than company B’s offer. To his surprise, company B’s offer was made by his best friend Devraj, who is the general manager of company B. Company A’s software appeared to be easier to use and easier to modify compared to company B’s software. Although the initial cost of company B’ software appeared to be less than that of company’s A, the former may require some ‘tools consultants’ to modify it and some ‘business consultants’ to assist in running it, which might eventually raise the total cost.

To complicate matters more, Nirmal received a phone call from Devraj, who urged him to favour his offer, as he is quite desperate to get this deal. He also reminded him that the ‘tools and business consultants’ who might be needed in the project will be recruited from his home country which means more jobs for his countrymen and in turn more money sent home. Nirmal is indeed in a difficult position (ACS, 2004).

Discussion Questions

1. Apply the ethical decision making model presented in week one lectures (adapted from Beemsterboer, 2010; Velasquez et al, 2009) to the case study.

a. identify the ethical dilemma

b. list the facts of the case

2. Using utilitarian ethical theory (consequence based):

a. Identify who benefits or suffers (and how) from the consequences (whether as an individual or as a member of a group of people) if Nirmal decides to accept the tender from company A?

b. Identify who benefits or suffers (and how) from the consequences if Nirmal decides to accept the tender from company B?

c. Apply act utilitarianism using your answers to question 2, parts a, and b, decide which path Nirmal should take to maximize the greatest good for the greatest number of people and give the main reasons for your decision. Mention the concept of utilitarian calculus in your answer.

d. Apply rule utilitarianism using your answers to question 2, parts a, and b, and decide which path Nirmal should take when applying the rules of common morality.

3. Using deontological ethical theory (duty based):

a. What duties does Nirmal have in this situation to company A, company B, his own organisation, his professional association, his religious community, his friend and the country of his birth?

b. Apply rule deontology, using the list of duties compiled in your answer to question 3 a, decide which path Nirmal should take. Give your reasons.Mention the categorical imperative, and concepts of universality and impartiality in your answer.

c. Apply act deontology and decide which path Nimal should take. Discuss the appropriate prima facie duty (Ross, 1930) Nimal should apply to this case.

4. Describe a situation in which you applied and/or witnessed a utilitarian and/or deontological ethical theoretical approach as a tool for solving a moral dilemma. Now that you understand these theories, what approach would you advise?

5. Reflect on your learning materials for this week and locate a You Tube video, which provides information on one or more of the following key concepts: consequence-based (utilitarianism), and duty-based (deontology).Indicate why you think this resource was particularly useful and provide a link to the video.

Word count / Time provided: 2000 words and PP presentation Slides

No PLAGARISM

This assessment requires students to investigate, analysis and report on a business decision scenario. The investigation will consider designing and testing the decision model with suitable data for the business scenario. Students also require presenting their models in class during separate presentation session. In this task, students are required to provide a summary of the literature review findings in a review format. As a guide, students should research academic journals, books or conference proceedings through ProQuest or Google Scholar. Normal referencing is expected in the review and the arguments must be supported with evidence from the literature. Therefore, to achieve a satisfactory result, students need to demonstrate strong commitment and diligence with this task. Applied project includes two main components:

1.Decision Model Proposal

Investigation of two separate models that apply to a given industry or a simulation that can be modelled to a given industry: sport, medicine, manufacturing, airlines, scheduling, etc.

2. Decision Model application

Students need to design and test their simulation model with suitable data for the business scenario. The model should be validated for its reliability. Data for simulation of LP, Regression, Decision Tree, Network distribution, Forecasting, etc., application from a business scenario, will be required for the walkthrough. The final submission should clearly explain the scenario in non-technical terms and provide suitable conclusions or insights about what students have learned from this analysis. The paper submitted must not be more than 2500-3000 words in length. Students also require to present (power-point) their models in class during separate presentation session. Harvard format referencing must be used.

Case Study 3: Zappos: Delivering Customer Satisfaction

Due Week 9 and worth 200 points

Read the “Zappos: Delivering Customer Satisfaction” case, located on page 475 of the textbook.

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

1. Analyze the manner in which Zappos’ leadership has fostered a culture of ethicalness in the company. Suggest two (2) actions that other companies can take in order to mimic this culture.
2. Determine the major impacts that Zappos’ leadership and ethical practices philosophy have had on its stakeholders.
3. Examine three (3) of the ethical challenges that Zappos faces. Recommend three (3) actions that Zappos’ leadership should take in order to address these ethical challenges.
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the core values in relation to developing a culture of ethicalness. Determine the manner in which the core values support the stakeholder’s perspective.
5. Analyze the major ethical challenges that Zappos has faced. Determine whether or not you would have resolved these challenges differently than Zappos’ management. Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Use 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.

DISCUSSION QUESTION

“Leadership and Ethics”  Please respond to the following:

• Use the Internet to research someone you believe to be an ethical leader of a company. Focus on his or her actions of ethical leadership that support your viewpoint. Next, define what you believe constitutes ethical leadership. Provide two (2) examples of the selected leader’s actions that fit your definition of ethical leadership.
• Evaluate the leadership of a leader in your organization, or prior organization, in terms of the seven (7) habits of ethical leaders. Determine one (1) area in which this leader could improve upon, and suggest one (1) action that this leader could take in order to do so. Note: Please do not identify workplaces or leaders by name.

Unit 1 Assignment – Policy and LawSubmit AssignmentThis week, we learned about the various laws that apply to human resources. Your assignment will challenge you to put that knowledge into action, by constructing a scenario that exemplifies one of the laws presented in your readings this week.

Instructions:

• Construct a scenario involving an employee who is contesting an organization’s policy or decision. This could be a policy they feel is discriminatory, unfair, or a staffing or management decision – but you are not limited to only these options.
• You will assume the role of the health care manager in this scenario, and will listen and respond to the employee’s concerns.
  • In a concise paragraph, summarize the situation. Clearly state the law the employee believes your organization is violating, and why.
  • In a second paragraph, provide your analysis of the concern raised by the employee. Your response should include relevant sources, as in-text citations. You will need to confirm or deny a violation.
  • In a third paragraph, state the action steps you and the employee will take. If a violation was present, explain how you will rectify the situation. If no violation was present, explain how you will notify the employee. If other parties should also be notified, or if an edit to a policy is needed, state that as well.
• This documentation will be placed in the employee’s file. Your writing should be professional, unbiased, and reflect a scholarly tone.