Career Connection – Department of Social Services

 about your current or former place of employment or a business where you would like to work.Business Focus: Department of Social Services (Guardian ad Lietem) Guardian ad Litem: Around the state of South Carolina, diverse and dedicated child advocates proudly proclaim, “I am for the child.” Caring individuals from a range of backgrounds lend their voices to speak up for the state’s most vulnerable children and commit their time to ensure each child they serve has a promising future. These volunteers are called Guardians ad Litem.The Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem program recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who advocate for abused/neglected children in South Carolina. GAL volunteers get to know the child and everyone involved in the child’s life, including family, teachers, doctors, social workers and others. They gather information about the child and what the child needs. Their recommendations to the court help the judge make an informed decision about a child’s future. GAL volunteers provide a stable presence in a child’s life, remaining on each case until the child finds a safe, permanent home. a 350- to 700-word paper in which you address the following: your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 

Assignment 3: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World

 Due Week 7 and worth 250 pointsPharmaCARE () is one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies, enjoying a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company that produces high-quality products that save millions of lives and enhance the quality of life for millions of others (: PharmaCARE is a hypothetical company that you will to compare to a real company as noted in the assignment criteria below). The company offers free and discounted drugs to low-income consumers, has a foundation that sponsors healthcare educational programs and scholarships, and its CEO serves on the PhRMA board. PharmaCARE recently launched a new initiative, We CARE about YOUR world®, pledging its commitment to the environment through recycling, packaging changes and other green initiatives, despite the fact that the company’s lobbying efforts and PAC have successfully defeated environmental laws and regulations, including extension of the Superfund tax, which was created by Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).Based in New Jersey, PharmaCARE maintains a large manufacturing facility in the African nation of Colberia, where the company has found several “healers” eager to freely share information about indigenous cures and an abundance of Colberians willing to work for $1.00 a day, harvesting plants by walking five (5) miles into and out of the jungle carrying baskets that, when full, weigh up to fifty (50) pounds. Due to the low standard of living in Colberia, much of the population lives in primitive huts with no electricity or running water. PharmaCARE’s executives, however, live in a luxury compound, complete with a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a golf course. PharmaCARE’s extensive activities in Colberia have destroyed habitat and endangered native species.In preparation for this assignment, use the Internet or Strayer Library to research companies that have recently experienced negative consequences as a result of the company’s corporate activities. Compare the facts and consequences surrounding the companies you have researched to PharmaCare to support your response(s) to the criteria below.Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Evaluation and Presentation

In the final step for your strategic plan, determine the method you will use to evaluate how your strategic goal is being met. Include specific metrics that will be used to evaluate the success of the implementation. What types of controls will you use?   Oral communication is essential in the business setting. Create a 5-10 minute powerpoint presentation that narrates your strategic plan from inception through evaluation. Be sure to address the \”why\” and \”how\” in your narrative. Imagine you are presenting your strategic plan in a meeting with your superior and other essential stakeholders to approve your plan. This assignment uses the SWOT Analysis and Goals, strategic map, strategic map action plan, and strategic planning action that either you have completed before or that I have sent you previously. Let me know if you need these items again.

Competitive Advantage

Competitive advantage is what sets an organization apart. A competitive edge is a necessary ingredient for an organization\’s long-term success and survival. Unique resources provide a company with a sustainable competitive advantage. The four characteristics of unique resources are value, rarity, ability to duplicate, and ability to exploit. Resources that have all four of those characteristics can be used to form sustainable competitive advantages.Construct a 2-3 page paper, based on the four characteristics of a product with potential for sustainable competitive advantage and based on the research you conducted; identify and discuss a company that does an effective job of utilizing these resources in the competitive marketplace. Also describe the product in relation to the four characteristics of sustainable competitive advantages.

Team Buliding Paper – 1500 Words – Read all Instructions

Read three scholarly peer-reviewed sources from the CSU Global Library and prepare a 3-4 page paper. Each source should focus on one leader with each leader coming from a different industry. After reading these sources, develop a comparison between the leadership of the firms to answer the following questions and prepare a 3-4 page paper:

Conduct research and produce an essay that contains a comparison and contrast between two different product-based firms.

Figure 1.5 in the Burt, Cleavage, and Pinkerton text shows a graphic depicting a value chain. This assignment requires you to conduct research and produce an essay that contains a comparison and contrast between two different product-based firms. Describe how each of the components in this graphic is represented for each firm. Instructions:

Stragtetic Plan Part 2: SWOT Analysis Paper

 an internal and external environmental analysis, and a supply chain analysis for your proposed new division and its business model. (SEE FIRST AND SECOND PAPER)   a SWOT table summarizing your findings. Your environmental analysis should consider, at a minimum, the following factors. For each factor, identify the one primary strength, weakness, opportunity, threat, and trend, and include it in your table.External forces and trends considerations:Internal forces and trends considerations: a synopsis of no more than 1,050 words in which you analyze relevant forces and trends from the list above. Your analysis must include the following: issues and/or opportunities: your paper consistent with APA guidelines.