You are to work alone to analyze and prepare answers/solutions for the case analysis. The text should be your primary source of information for this activity. Consolidate your response into one file and submit it to your instructor not later than Sunday midnight central time of Unit 7. Submit your Case Analysis assignment by uploading it to this page.Case Analysis MethodTo begin your Case Analysis, examine the MG371 Case: Growth Pains at Mountain States Healthcare.Your paper should contain at a minimum:PART 1 – Definition of the situation: minimum of one page, single spaced, Verdana 12 point font.Definition of the situation should be a thorough description of the organization and the present situation with detailed personal opinions and views. PART 2 – Analysis of the Situation: minimum of two pages, single spaced, Verdana 12 point font.Analysis of the situation should be a detailed analysis of the management process, organization, contributing factors, and other variables. It should include detailed application of course learning objectives. The course learning outcomes for MG 371 are: The student will: Assess application of the management process (planning, organizing, leading, controlling). The student will: Select between alternative strategies to strengthen the organization’s competitive advantage. The student will: Evaluate methods to motivate followers to achieve organizational goals. Evaluation The student will: Differentiate between management practices within a domestic context and within a global context. Evaluation The student will: Contrast outcomes of managerial strategies that employ social responsibility and ethics versus strategies that do not. When composing your case analysis consider the following concepts that you have studied in this course;Management Skills, The Management Process, Management Ethics, Social Responsibility, Workforce Diversity, National Cultures, Managing in the Global Environment, Managerial Decision Making, Group Decision Making, The Planning Process, Functional Level, Business Level, and Corporate Level Strategies, Organizational Structure, Output Control and Behavior Control, Expectancy Theory, Needs Theory, Equity Theory, Trait and Behavior Models of leadership, Situational Leadership, Managing Organizational Change, Managing Groups and Teams, Group Dynamics, Recruitment and Selection of Employees, Communication and Information, Management Information Systems, Operations Management, And other factors.PART 3 – Recommendations: minimum of one page, single spaced, Verdana 12 point font.The Recommendations section should provide a comprehensive identification of the selected single best solution and explain why it is perceived to be the best solution. It also includes a complete implementation plan which thoroughly describes the courses of action and order of sequence for their adoption by all levels of management. Case Study Rubric You've already rated students with this rubric. Any major changes could affect their assessment results. Case Study Rubric CriteriaRatings Pts Edit criterion descriptionDelete criterion rowThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCLO1 _7739Assessment of the use of each of the management process components (planning, organizing, leading, controlling).view longer descriptionAssessment of the use of each of the management process components (planning, organizing, leading, controlling).Range threshold: pts Edit ratingDelete rating50.0 to >40.0 pts ExceptionalProvide a detailed and comprehensive assessment of management’s planning, leading, organizing, and controlling practices.blankEdit ratingDelete rating40.0 to >30.0 pts Exceeds ExpectationsProvide a complete assessment of management’s planning, leading, organizing, and controlling practices._7411Edit ratingDelete rating30.0 to >20.0 pts Meets ExpectationsProvide a reasonable but limited assessment of management’s planning, leading, organizing, and controlling practices._2069Edit ratingDelete rating20.0 to >10.0 pts Does Not Meet ExpectationsProvide an incomplete assessment of management’s planning, organizing, leading, and controlling practices._6703Edit ratingDelete rating10.0 to >0 pts UnacceptableProvide an incomplete assessment of management’s planning, organizing, leading, and controlling practices that misses major concepts or application.blank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion. pts / 50.0 pts -- Edit criterion descriptionDelete criterion rowThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCLO2 _9510Critique of strategies selected and applied to create competitive advantages.view longer descriptionCritique of strategies selected and applied to create competitive advantages.Range threshold: pts Edit ratingDelete rating50.0 to >40.0 pts ExceptionalProvide a detailed and comprehensive critique of the strategies managers select to create competitive advantage._3693Edit ratingDelete rating40.0 to >30.0 pts Exceeds ExpectationsProvide a complete critique of the strategies managers select to create competitive advantage._3589Edit ratingDelete rating30.0 to >20.0 pts Meets ExpectationsProvide a reasonable but limited critique of strategies managers select to create competitive advantage._5804Edit ratingDelete rating20.0 to >10.0 pts Does Not Meet ExpectationsProvide an incomplete critique of strategies managers select to create competitive advantage._844Edit ratingDelete rating10.0 to >0 pts UnacceptableProvide an incomplete critique of strategies managers select to create competitive advantage that misses major concepts or application._6041 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion. pts / 50.0 pts -- Edit criterion descriptionDelete criterion rowThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCLO3 _9984Critique of the methods selected and applied to motivate followers to achieve organizational goalsview longer descriptionCritique of the methods selected and applied to motivate followers to achieve organizational goalsRange threshold: pts Edit ratingDelete rating50.0 to >40.0 pts ExceptionalProvide a detailed and comprehensive critique of the methods managers select to motivate followers to achieve organizational goals._9444Edit ratingDelete rating40.0 to >30.0 pts Exceeds ExpectationsProvide a complete critique of the methods managers select to motivate followers to achieve organizational goals._2658Edit ratingDelete rating30.0 to >20.0 pts Meets ExpectationsProvide a reasonable but limited critique of the methods managers select to motivate followers to achieve organizational goals._2436Edit ratingDelete rating20.0 to >10.0 pts Does Not Meet ExpectationsProvide an incomplete critique of the methods managers select to motivate followers to achieve organizational goals._2667Edit ratingDelete rating10.0 to >0 pts UnacceptableProvide an incomplete critique of the methods managers select to motivate followers to achieve organizational goals that misses major concepts or application._7191 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion. pts / 50.0 pts -- Edit criterion descriptionDelete criterion rowThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCLO4 _4402Evaluation of management practices within a domestic environment versus those within a global environment.view longer descriptionEvaluation of management practices within a domestic environment versus those within a global environment.Range threshold: pts Edit ratingDelete rating50.0 to >40.0 pts ExceptionalProvide a detailed and comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of management practices within domestic and global environments._9818Edit ratingDelete rating40.0 to >30.0 pts Exceeds ExpectationsProvide a complete evaluation of the effectiveness of management practices within domestic and global environments._4969Edit ratingDelete rating30.0 to >20.0 pts Meets ExpectationsProvide a reasonable but limited evaluation of the effectiveness of management practices within domestic and global environments._9928Edit ratingDelete rating20.0 to >10.0 pts Does Not Meet ExpectationsProvide an incomplete evaluation of the effectiveness of management practices within domestic and global environments._9875Edit ratingDelete rating10.0 to >0 pts UnacceptableProvide an incomplete evaluation of the effectiveness of management practices within domestic and global environments that misses major concepts or application._2065 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion. pts / 50.0 pts -- Edit criterion descriptionDelete criterion rowThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCLO5 _4839Evaluation of outcomes of management practices based upon their inclusion of ethics and social responsibility.view longer descriptionEvaluation of outcomes of management practices based upon their inclusion of ethics and social responsibility.Range threshold: pts Edit ratingDelete rating50.0 to >40.0 pts ExceptionalProvide a detailed and comprehensive evaluation of the outcomes of management practices based upon their use of ethics and social responsibility._7846Edit ratingDelete rating40.0 to >30.0 pts Exceeds ExpectationsProvide a complete evaluation of the outcomes of management practices based upon their use of ethics and social responsibility._3593Edit ratingDelete rating30.0 to >20.0 pts Meets ExpectationsProvide a reasonable but limited evaluation of the outcomes of management practices based upon their use of ethics and social responsibility._7854Edit ratingDelete rating20.0 to >10.0 pts Does Not Meet ExpectationsProvide an incomplete evaluation of the outcomes of management practices based upon their use of ethics and social responsibility._396Edit ratingDelete rating10.0 to >0 pts UnacceptableProvide an incomplete evaluation of the outcomes of management practices based upon their use of ethics and social responsibility that misses major concepts or application._1539 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion. pts / 50.0 pts -- Edit criterion descriptionDelete criterion rowThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterionview longer descriptionRange threshold: 5 pts Edit ratingDelete rating5to >0 pts Full MarksblankEdit ratingDelete rating0to >0 pts No Marksblank_2 This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion. pts / 5 pts -- Total Points: 250.0

PHY 210: Critical ThinkingAssignment 2: Problem SolvingDue Week 9 and worth 150 pointsWhen faced with a problem, what do you do to solve it? This assignment asks you to apply a six-step to problem solving process to a specific problem scenario. You will write a paper that presents a synthesis of your ideas about solving the problem using this systematic approach. As Voltaire said, "No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."Choose one (1) of the problem scenarios as a topic choice for your paper (Note: Your professor must approve your topic choice before you begin work on the assignment.)Scenario 1: You have worked at your company for eleven (11) years. You have returned to college to earn a Bachelor’s degree in order to increase your chances for a promotion. You are nearly finished with your degree, when a supervisor’s position in a competing company becomes available in another state. The start date is in two (2) weeks, during your final exam period for your courses. The position offers a $15,000 per year salary increase, a car allowance, and relocation expenses. Your former supervisor works for the company and is recommending you for the position based on your outstanding job performance; if you want the job, it’s yours. All of the other supervisors at this level in the company have Master’s degrees, so you know that you would be expected to earn your Bachelor’s degree and continue on to a Master’s degree. Your present company offers tuition reimbursement, but the new company does not.Scenario 2: Your child comes home from school with an assignment sheet for a school project. He / she is very excited about the project and begins work immediately, doing research on the Internet and gathering materials. You read over the assignment sheet and notice that your child is not including all of the required items in the project, and you have some ideas for how to improve the quality of the presentation. You recently read an article in a parenting magazine about the importance of a child developing responsibility for his/ her own learning. You recall the many ways in which your parents took over your school projects. You, on the other hand, want to encourage your child’s confidence in his / her ability to complete a project independently. The next day, you are at the grocery store when you see a parent of a student in your child’s class. That parent has spent over $30 in supplies for the science project and is taking a day off of work to put the pieces of the project together.Scenario 3: You have two jobs—one during the week from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and one on Saturday from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. You are taking two classes—one that meets from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, and one class online. You have two kids—one who plays soccer, and one who is in band. You have two elderly parents who no longer drive. You have two siblings—one who lives two (2) miles away, and one who lives in another state. You have two (2) papers due in your classes the same week that one (1) of your children has a soccer tournament, and the other child has a band concert. You are coaching the soccer team, and you are in charge of fundraising for the band. You have a goal to complete your degree in two (2) years. Your doctor tells you that your blood pressure, your cholesterol, and your weight are too high and recommends several medications that cost you nearly $200 per month after your insurance co-pay.Scenario 4: You are a sales representative for a company that encourages staff to log time in the field and away from the office. You are expected to begin and end your day at the office. You notice that each day when you arrive and return another co-worker is already there, and you wonder whether this person spends most of his / her time at the office. At your weekly sales meeting, you are informed of your co-workers’ outstanding sales performance. You suspect that this co-worker is spending more time flattering the boss instead of working leads in the field, and as a result is getting the best client referrals. Your own sales numbers have steadily decreased since this other sales representative was hired.Scenario 5: Professor’s Choice – problem scenario presented by your professor.Scenario 6: Student’s Choice – Problem scenario presented by you.Review the six-step problem solving process outlined in the webtext, based on the article “The Problem Solving Process” located at http://www.gdrc.org/decision/problem-solve.html:Step One: Define the problemStep Two: Analyze the problemStep Three: Generate optionsStep Four: Evaluate optionsStep Five: Make your decisionStep Six: Implement and reflectWrite a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:1. Define the problem in the scenario that you have chosen.2. Analyze the problem in the scenario.3. Generate options for solving the problem in the scenario.4. Evaluate the options for solving the problem.5. Decide on the best option for solving the problem.6. Explain how you will implement the decision made and reflect on whether this option was the most effective.The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.Based on the guidelines in SWS, "A well-researched assignment has at least as many sources as pages." Therefore, since this assignment requires you to write at least 4-5 pages, you should include at least 4-5 references.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Recognize the hindrances to the decision-making process in order to apply problem-solving skills to a variety of situations.Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.