Attentional Blink

There are many stimuli in your environment of which you are not aware. You use attention to filter out unimportant stimuli and focus on relevant stimuli. However, there are circumstances under which you cannot perceive stimuli, regardless of how hard you "pay attention." One situation is when visual stimuli are presented in quick succession. If the interval between the two stimuli is short enough, you do not perceive the second stimulus. This lapse in attention is known as attentional blink. In this assignment, you will experience the attentional blink for yourself and will

BUS 661 British Airways Swipe Card Debacle

Read the case study: The British Airways Swipe Card Debacle from the end of chapter 8 in your text. Review the swipe card story, drawing on each of the following change perspectives discussed in chapters 7 and 8: organizational development, sense-making, change management, contingency, and processual. a. From each change perspective, what are the key issues to understanding the wildcat strike? b. Assume that you have been retained as a change consultant by BA management to advise them on how to avoid such a situation in the future. What lessons emerge from each perspective and what recommendations would you draw from each in constructing your advice to BA

Gene technology

Gene technology carries with it social and ethical implications—many of which engender personal views and discussion. Select one (1) of the following biotechnology topics to write about: Genetically modified crop plants Genetically modified microorganisms Genetically modified animals Personal genomics and / or personalized medicine for humans Gene therapy Write a four to six (4 to 6) page paper on your chosen topic. Organize your paper into sections corresponding to the following requirements:

IT infrastructure evolution

What are the stages and technology drivers of IT infrastructure evolution? • List each of the eras in IT infrastructure evolution and describe its distinguishing characteristics. Define and describe the following: Web server, application server, multitiered client/server architecture. Describe Moore’s Law and the Law of Mass Digital Storage. Describe how network economics, declining communication costs, and technology standards affect IT infrastructure

Kraft Food SWOT Analysis

- Existing mission, objectives, and strategies (must be APA and cited) at least 11/2 pages - SWOT Analysis -Explanation and cite information of SWOT Analysis at least 1 page - List alternative strategies, giving advantages and alternative for each. 1 1/2 pages references is a must by professional peer review and APA format

Moneyball Analysis

Moneyball, a book by Michael Lewis (2003), highlights how creativity, framing, and robust technical analysis all played a part in the development of a new approach to talent management in baseball. It also exhibited great examples of the biases and psychological pitfalls that plague decision makers. Review the article “Who’s on First?” by Thaler & Sunstein (2003) from this module’s assigned readings. This article reviews the book Moneyball by Michael Lewis. Write a critique of the article including the following points: Examine why sabermetric-based player evaluation is such a shock to other executives in baseball. Evaluate why Beane is much more effective in his success by constructing a matrix of pitfalls and heuristics that highlight the differences between Beane’s team and other executives.

Political Parties and the Electoral Process

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper on the relationship between political parties and the electoral process in which you: Identify three to four (3-4) ideological differences between America’s two (2) major political parties. Analyzekey reasons why third parties have never been successful at the presidential level. Determine the role of the campaign process in maintaining the two-party system. Use examples to support your response.

Project on Wedding planning

The learner's project plan may be large and complex. The purpose of the project plan is to meet the needs of the organization by accomplishing the task. Some organizations use the phrase, “setting the objectives,” while others may say, “defining the scope of the project." Your Key Assignment includes using the parts of project management planning from Weeks 1–3 and applying to the following scenario.

SEC280 week 3 case study

ABC Institute of Research has sensitive information that needs to be protected from its rivals. The Institute has collaborated with XYZ Inc. to research genetics. The information must be kept top secret at any cost. At ABC Institute, the researchers are unsure about the type of key (asymmetric or symmetric) to use. Please formulate a possible solution, and describe the advantages and disadvantages of any solution employed.

The Pan American Health Organization Interview Questions

You may develop your own interview questions based on the Learning Resources and/or use the following: 1. What are the vision, mission, and values of the organization? 2. What do you do to ensure that the vision, mission, and values are integrated into day-to-day operations and carried out in all facets of the organization? 3. How would you describe the culture of this organization