Assignment

Directions

Read BYOD: Business Opportunity or Big Headache? case study in Chapter 5. Write a four-page paper, including the title and reference page, addressing the strategy and answering the case study questions. Use APA for citations and reference section. The paper should have an introduction, background, discussion, and conclusion. The case study questions can be added to the discussion section. Format the assignment as follows:

•Introduction
•Background
•Discussion questions
•Conclusion
•References

Managing Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 15th ed. (2018). Laudon, Kenneth C., & Laudon, Jane P. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.

Managing Crises and Response to NBC Incidents

Supported by readings in the course material to this juncture, and / or other outside sources of interest, student is to choose any NCB agent of interest and provide an overarching analysis of that selection.

At a minimum, analysis should cover the following points:

• State the name of the agent and describe its historical development. Cite one case where the agent has been used.

• Describe the physical/chemical/biological properties of the agent.

• Discuss the harmful impact of the agent - its mechanism of action.

• Discuss the protective equipment that should be employed by first responders in contending with the selected agent as well as clearly indicate (supported by your own research) commercially available detection devices (a minimum of two) that could be used to detect the agent by Consequence Management responding agencies.

• List any treaty/policies covering the agent and or prohibiting or controlling its availability or use.

• Cite any current news article referencing the use or development of the agent.

Work should be a minimum of 500 words and should utilize APA formatting.

Ethical Implications of Administrative and Organizational Decisions

What is a managed care organization? Based on your reading, discuss how managed care organizations attempt to control costs. What are the benefits and disadvantages associated with these cost controlling measures?

Assignments are to be a minimum of 2 full pages of text and 3 reputable references in proper APA format.