Leadership in the Public Policy Making Process

Successful public policies often hinge upon the ability of talented leaders to develop, promote, and execute those public policies.  In a two- to three page paper (not including the title and reference pages), discuss which leadership traits you feel are the most important in the creation of sound public policies. 

Some questions to consider are: does a leader’s educational background matter significantly in providing leadership in the policy making process?  Do leaders need to have a military background in order to execute successful policies involving the armed forces?  Is it necessary for strong leaders in the policy making arena to have traveled widely and to have had significant foreign policy experience?

 In addition, you may wish to illustrate your points by identifying specific past or current leaders (e.g., Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan) in public policy who exemplify the traits you feel are the most important in public policy leadership.  Be sure to justify your selections by connecting the leaders you select to the leadership traits you deemed most important.

Cite at least one scholarly source.

The respiratory system is responsible for making sure that the cells of the body have adequate oxygen in order to function as well as it is responsible for removing the cellular waste product carbon dioxide. If a disease process is present that affects the functioning of this system, the simple physiological processes will not occur at adequate levels.

• Read the Respiratory Case Study
  • A patient with a chronic history of asthma develops new symptoms which include headache, body aches, fever and a dry cough. The patient also notes that they feel like they are having a change in their normal typical asthma symptoms and are struggling more than normal to breathe. The symptoms continue for a few days before they see their physician. Upon physical examination the healthcare provider notices the following: temperature of 101.8°F, respiratory rate of 24 which is higher than the normal 16-20, audible wheezing, and oxygen saturation of 90%. The healthcare provider also performed a nasal swab and diagnosed the patient with Influenza. Treatment for the patient consisted of asthma medication and Corticosteroids.
• Download the case study worksheet.
• Answer the following questions, including detail and appropriate explanations:
  • Describe the normal anatomy of the respiratory system that would be affected by asthma.
  • Explain the process of normal inspiration and expiration and relate it to Boyle’s Law.
  • Describe how asthma changes the normal anatomy and physiology.
  • What does the term oxygen saturation refer to? What is the normal value?
  • What is the typical treatment for asthma and how does it improve asthma symptoms?
  • How do Corticosteroids help in the treatment of this patient?
  • What is the appropriate treatment for the diagnosis of Influenza?

Please be sure to validate your answers with citations and references in APA format.

Reports from a new system set up to
monitor Internet use by company employees indicate that 145 out of a random
sample of 1100 employees at a corporation accessed internet sites that were
clearly not related to their jobs over the last week. On average, employees who
accessed non job related sites spent 4.8 hours per week at such sites with a
standard deviation of 2.1 hours
a. Give a 95% confidence interval for the percentage of employees at the
corporation who access non-job related sites.
b. Briefly explain in one short sentence how to interpret this interval.

c. Statistics show that about 103 of
people nationwide access non-job related sites at work. Is this company really
any different from the national statistics?
d. Can we say that roughly 953 of people at this company spent in the range of
4.8 hours plus or minus 4.2 hours on non job-related web sites?

Reflect: Reflect back on the Week Two Discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.

Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:

• Introductory Paragraph to Topic: Refer to the Final Argumentative Essay guidelines for your topic selection. Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words, which clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.
• Thesis statement: Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week Five Final Argumentative Essay. A thesis statement should be a declarative statement that makes one point in 25 words or less. The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.
• Annotated Bibliography: Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read. For each annotation, you need to summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue. Your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long (150 words or more) and fully address the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic. The annotated bibliography must include no less than five scholarly sources that will be used to support the major points of the Final Argumentative Essay. Critical thinking skills need to be demonstrated by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.

The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography Assignment

• Must be 1,000 – 1,250 words in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least five scholarly sources.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

Scenario Description:

You are the Supply Manager for Wonderful Widgets. The
company produces one product, widgets. The company can procure its widget parts
from various suppliers or use its current equipment, facility, layout, and
material to produce the component in-house.

The Problem:

As the Supply Manager you see the operational costs increase
each month. You need to reduce these costs and streamline processes before the
end of the quarter. Corporate will see these costs on the quarterly reports. You
need to be proactive.

Additional information:

As the Supply Manager you are responsible for making all
decisions pertaining to procurement. Wonderful Widgets can produce the parts
needed to assemble widgets or they can outsource the parts to a variety of
suppliers.  Remember, Wonderful Widgets
can produce the components internally or buy them from their suppliers. Based
on historical data knowledge of customers, you know:

1. 
Value is not attached to the component

2. 
Clockspeed is slow

3. 
No competitive advantage exists

Decision Point:

Procurement Strategies outsourcing

Wonderful Widgets does not need to worry about competitive advantage,
clockspeed, or value places on this component. As such, outsourcing is a viable
option at this time.

As the supply manager, you decide to outsource or procure
the component from one or multiple suppliers. Now, you must think about supply
risk and profit impact. You decide the following:

1. 
Supply risk is low

2. 
Profit impact is low

Based on what you know the component is considered to be a
functional part/product vs an innovative product. Likewise, this fits with low
supply risk and low profit impact. You also realize that using multiple suppliers
is the best option.

As the Supply manager you decide to outsource or procure the
component from multiple suppliers. Based on what you know at this time minimizing
total landing cost as the best choice.

Minimalizing total landing costs

This would be the most appropriate procurement strategy. The
component is a functional product and the supply risk and profit impact are
low. Therefore, this approach will assist Wonderful Widgets in reducing their overall
operating costs. They have the capability to produce the component internally
but this adds to their operational costs due to fixed and variable costs
associated with producing this particular component. Wonderful Widgets does not
need to worry about competitive advantage, clockspeed, or value placed on this
component.

Start your paper by giving a brief summary
of the scenario. Then identify the problem at hand. Write a couple of
paragraphs that critically evaluate the three possible solutions (describe
advantages and disadvantages of each). Doing this will help you make the best
recommendation. Choose a solution by making a clear and specific recommendation.
Describe how the company can implement your recommendation.

**TIP: Use headings in your paper for the area I have underlined.
 
Do not forget to read and review the rubric. Write in third
person.  Use APA format.  You must use at least three sources with
in-text citations for each.

At the end, discuss the questions that are
presented below.

Answer the following questions:

What did you find challenging in completing the scenario? 

How do strategic alliances impact procurement outsourcing strategies ?

Provide your response by uploading a Word document in APA style.

700 words with 3 sources.