Egoism is a broad ethical doctrine that claims moral decisions are (and, in some cases, should be) made in self-interest. At the opposite end of the spectrum would be Altruism (also sometimes called benevolence), which states that decisions can (and, in some cases should) be completely selfless. Hobbes argues that even apparently altruistic acts can be viewed through egoism (as selfish) in that a person may gain a good feeling or some other benefit by helping others. His opponents would argue that this is a pessimistic or negative worldview. What do you think? Do you believe moral decisions/actions can be selfless? Or are all of our decision made with at least some self-interest in mind? Whatever your opinion, explain your reasoning.
If a company purchases 100% of another company and the amount paid is more than the book value of the company purchased and a positive differential exists, explain the three reasons this might occur. For each of the three provided reasons, explain the process and journal entries that would be made. Provide an example of a company purchase and the result of the overpayment.
If a company purchases 100% of another company and the amount paid is less than the book value of the company purchased and a bargain purchase differential exists, explain the three reasons this might occur. For each of the three reasons, explain the process and journal entries that would be made. Provide an example of a company purchase and the result of the underpayment.
Part 2
The reporting treatment for investments in common stock depends upon the level of ownership and the ability to influence polices of the investee. This reporting treatment may even change over time as ownership levels or other factors change. When investees are not consolidated, the investments are generally reported in the investment section of the balance sheet. However, the investor’s income from those investments is not always easy to find in the investor’s income statement.
How does Chevron account for impairments in affiliates?
Summarize the significant accounting for the approximately 10 upstream and downstream investments and comment on the part that these investments have on the balance sheet and income statement of Chevron.
Develop your philosophical statement on how the concepts of reading enhancement anDd struggling readers tend to learn how to read and to comprehend in the classroom. You are invited to reflect and discuss how your own experiences (past and present) inform your beliefs and values surrounding reading and inclusion. In addition, you are asked to discuss how your understanding of your identities (such as word awareness, syllabic awareness, onset-rime awareness, and phoneme awareness) around which you experience some level of understanding in the classroom is influenced by the course. Offer what course content or assignments added insight to this understanding. Close by sharing what you will do from here based on the learning in this course. A literature review is a written approach to examining published information on a particular topic or field. Authors use this review of the literature to create a foundation and justification for their research or to demonstrate knowledge on the current state of a field. Follow the format select topic for this assessment.
Week 1 This week’s class discussion is on chapter 1 in the attached textbook and article. Please do the same thing for week 2 except week 2 discussions is on chapter 3 (page 45), Please write up week 1 and week 2 on different pages no cover sheet is needed just cite and attach links to each article for each week
Find a recent news article (2015 or newer) that relates to the content discussed in that week’s class. You have broad discretion in choosing this article. The important part is that the article is, in some way, related to the week’s content.
In a few sentences, provide a brief summary of the article (the key points, particularly those that you find relevant to the week’s content).
Describe how the article is related to the week’s content.
Describe what new conclusions, insights, or understanding you have about the article after considering it within the context of what we learned this week. This is the most important part of the assignment – the goal here is to integrate what you learned this week into the way you are thinking about this article to come up with new insights or understanding that you wouldn’t have had before understanding this material.
Write a 3-5 page executive report that explains how a market force affects the health care industry and describes an associated ethical challenge that could influence management practices. Recommend two strategies to prevent or address the ethical challenge and explain how the strategies maintain compliance with external regulations.
Introduction
External market forces present a tremendous challenge to a health care manager. Any changes in society connected to demographics, the government, economics, politics, legislation, and even weather can affect the health care industry. This is true on global, national, state, and local levels. An effective manager must stay abreast of current issues, while simultaneously attempting to accurately forecast and prepare for future change.
In addition, there is an overwhelming array of both mandatory and non-mandatory regulatory agencies and organizations that control the health care system. The organizations can be national, state, or local, and include consumer advocacy organizations as well. They exist as external entities to protect the community and limit the power of the industry in various ways. Health care managers have a responsibility to understand, remain updated on, and assure compliance with specific guidelines and regulations in their sector of the industry to remain in compliance and uphold an outstanding reputation for themselves and their organization. Strategic planning, development, and implementation of policies and procedures, training of staff, and building a strong organizational culture support this compliance. They also present internal opportunities for effective leaders to modelstewardship and fiduciary duty toward the community.
Successful health care managers model stewardship and fiduciary duty by reaching outward to serve as advocates for their organization and profession. Active participation in professional organizations is recommended as a strategy to build personal and organizational trust and integrity in the community. The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), based on the business management triple bottom line concept, is embraced by many health care organizations. The ethical perspectives of CSR support health care managerial efforts in the development of positive connections and partnerships in the community. This creates social value and is a demonstration of stewardship and fiduciary duty. This could translate locally, nationally, or globally, depending on the type of health care organization involved.
In addition to our evolving health care reform efforts, three major influential market forces are affecting our current health care system. On a fundamental level, the transition from a patriarchal to a managed-care system has dramatically changed the delivery of health care services. The demographic shift in our population due to the aging of the baby boomers is causing a profound change in the health care industry. Public interest in and demand for integrative medicine alternatives and options, especially in terms of surgical and injury recovery, pain management, and cancer treatment, is expanding. Ethical issues and considerations, based on these external market forces, are emerging and forcing organizations and managers to come up with new and effective strategies, policies, and procedures to successfully prevent and address them.
Preparation
For this assessment, suppose you work for a health care organization whose senior leadership strives to make ethical decisions related to ever-changing external forces. As part of the management team, you have been assigned to analyze one of the market forces affecting the health care industry. You need to choose one of the following market forces:
Managed care.
Caring for aging baby boomers.
Integrative medicine.
Then you need to choose one segment of the health care system (insurance, reimbursement industry, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and so on) to use as the focus of this analysis. For example, you may decide to focus on integrative medicine in long-term care facilities.
Review the resources provided and conduct your own research on the topic you have selected. You will need to use current, relevant information and statistics from at least three authoritative resources to support your work. Be sure you also look at regulatory agencies that oversee the topic and health care system segment you selected.
Format this assessment as an executive report, following APA guidelines for citations and references. Please be sure you include a title page and a references page.
Instructions
In the executive report you develop for this assessment, be sure you complete the following:
Explain how the market force you selected is affecting the health care industry. Include any statistics you found during your research.
Recommend at least two strategies leadership might use to prevent or address the challenge. Consider whether a CSR initiative could help prevent the ethical challenge.
Explain how your recommended strategies will maintain compliance with external regulations.
Additional Requirements
Include a title page and references page.
Number of pages: 3–5, double-spaced.
At least three current, authoritative resources.
APA format for citations and references.
Times New Roman font, 12-point.
Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
