CRIM 4284 Assignment 1 (50 points) Due Sunday, February 14th by 11:59pm

Description of the Assignment An annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of

Description of the Assignment

An annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of information sources (such as journal articles), formatted like a bibliography or a reference list, accompanied by a commentary, or annotation, for each source. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to learn about a topic through a critical review of literature and encourage a deeper engagement with literature to develop analytical skills

This assignment presents a method for examining?several theories important and useful to the nurse practitioner role.?

Preparing the Assignment

For this assignment, choose from the theories/models presented in the weekly lesson.

Health Belief Model

Transtheoretical Model of Behavioral Change

Social Cognitive Theory

Family Systems Theory

Family Assessment and Intervention Model

Praxis Theory of Suffering

Search the library for literature. Locate 5 (five) articles related to the selected theories. You may use no more than two articles related to each theory/model.

Sources should be related to nursing practice using the selected theory/model.

Sources should be scholarly, relevant to the theory/model and to nursing, and published within the past 5 years. If source is older than 5 years, instructor permission should be obtained and the historical significance of the article should be explained.

Prepare an annotated entry for each source. Begin with the full APA citation of the source, followed by 2-3 paragraphs:

Summarize the article.

Describe how the article relates to the chosen theory/model.

Reflect on how the article could (or could not) be relevant to future Nurse Practitioner practice.

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

The paper should include a separate title page using APA format. No reference page is necessary as the references will be incorporated into the body of the bibliography.

Entries should be alphabetized by author.

A minimum of 5 (five) scholarly references must be used. Required textbooks for this course, and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. Be aware that information from .com websites may be incorrect and should be avoided.

References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them.

In-text citations are not required in the annotated bibliography.

Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.[supanova_question]

Part 1 Write 2.5 pages in which you examine an abnormal behavior

Part 1

Write 2.5 pages in which you examine an abnormal behavior through the lens of a selected biological or psychological theory and compare and contrast the behavior from the point of view of the selected theory with the sociocultural viewpoint.

Introduction

There are many origins of abnormal behavior, and the development of abnormal behavior can be understood differently from different points of view. Theories in psychology can help us to understand various aspects of how behaviors develop.

Defining Abnormality

For some behaviors there is a great deal of controversy as to whether a behavior can be defined as abnormal.

In psychology, abnormal is defined by “the four Ds” (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2014, pp. 6–7). If the behavior fits all of the four Ds, it can be categorized as abnormal, or maladaptive, from a psychological standpoint.

The four Ds are:

Dysfunctional – Interferes with daily functioning or the ability to form relationships.

Distressing – Causes distress to self or others.

Deviant – Far outside of cultural norms or potentially harmful to self or others.

Dangerous – Causes harm to self or others.

Various theories in psychology have different views on how abnormal or maladaptive behavior develops. For psychology professionals, it is important to have an understanding of how various theories help us to recognize, explain, and treat the origins of maladaptive behavior. Through this process, we can recognize our own biases and better explore options for assisting those who exhibit abnormal behaviors.

Reference

Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2014). Abnormal psychology. McGraw-Hill.

Preparation

There are a variety of views that postulate the causes of abnormal behavior. To begin this assessment:

Select a theory from the biological or psychological point of view and use it to describe the cause of an abnormal behavior.

Support your discussion of the theory with at least three resources, two of them peer-reviewed journal articles.

Potential biological points of view could include:

Neurotransmitter or hormone imbalance.

Genetic vulnerabilities.

Potential psychological points of view could include:

Psychoanalytic theory.

Ego psychology.

Objects-relations theory.

Classical conditioning.

Instrumental conditioning.

Humanistic perspective.

Existential perspective.

Cognitive-behavioral perspective.

Instructions

Write a 2.5-page paper that addresses the following:

Describe your theory in detail and how the theory views behavior in general.

Explain how your theory describes the cause of your selected abnormal behavior.

Compare and contrast the point of view you chose with the sociocultural viewpoint.

How might they view the abnormal behavior similarly?

How might they view the abnormal behavior differently?

Describe the benefits or drawbacks to applying multiple theories to defining abnormal behavior.

References should be included and cited. Review the scoring guide prior to submission so that you address all required grading criteria.

Additional Requirements

Describes situations where a viewpoint may be most applicable

Title page: Include your name, course, date, and instructor.

Reference: Use at least 3 resources, including 2 peer-reviewed journal articles. Additional references may be used.

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.

Length of paper: 2.5 typed pages.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Apply relevant theories to issues in mental health.

Describe how a theory views behavior in general and specific behaviors

Explain how the theory describes the cause of a selected abnormal behavior. Provides illustrations to support the explanation.

Compare and contrast the view point of your theory with the sociocultural viewpoint. Describes situations where a viewpoint may be most applicable

Describe the benefits or drawbacks to applying multiple theories to defining abnormal behavior and provides real-world examples of their application.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.

Use well-developed written communication by writing in a manner that is generally concise, logically organized, and utilizes correct punctuation, spelling, grammar, and mechanics.

Apply scholarly writing skills and use proper APA formatting and style in all papers and reference lists.

Part 2

Write a 4 page assessment in which you identify disorders in three case vignettes based on DSM criteria. Select one of the cases to present evidence-based treatment recommendations and support your recommendations with findings from research.

Introduction

For both children and adults, the exact diagnosis and treatment will vary depending on how long after the event symptoms appeared and what those symptoms are. However, timeliness and preciseness of the diagnosis is of utmost importance. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is a tool used to diagnose and treat disorders.

For example, determining when anxiety is so severe that it constitutes a disorder will depend on several factors, including:

Other causes of anxiety are not identified. The anxiety is not caused by a medical problem, or drug or substance abuse

The anxiety is distressing

The anxiety interferes with daily functioning

The anxiety does not stop on its own with a few days

Traumatic life events are not always as extreme as those that occur in a war, but these events are often associated with psychiatric disorders. Trauma-and stressor-related disorders now fall under the trauma umbrella and include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reactive attachment disorder, disinhibited social engagement disorder, acute stress disorder, and adjustment disorders. Sadly, children are too often exposed to traumatic events and lack the coping skills to deal with them. Violence, abuse, accidents, natural disasters, and serious illness are all traumatic events children experience. With the DSM, both children and adults can receive the proper treatment necessary to continue being functional members in society.

The DSM is a classification manual used by professionals in the field of psychology. For this assessment, you will diagnose three clients. Read the vignettes for each client in the Case Study Vignettes. In your paper, for each client, indicate:

Case Study Vignettes

Anxiety, Trauma, Stressor, and Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders

1. Fred

Fred was raised in Houston. His father and mother were both successful realtors. He is the middle of three brothers, who remain close. He remembers, “We never wanted for anything.” Fred was an A student in high school and college and a top athlete. He completed medical school and now practices as an anesthesiologist at a local hospital.

Fred experienced some emotional distress a number of years ago as he considered coming out and letting his family know he is homosexual. His father initially struggled with the news but came to accept it. Fred’s father is quite amiable towards Fred’s partner. Fred’s oldest brother was nonplussed by the news. Fred and his partner are welcomed in his brother’s home. Fred’s mother’s response was “I don’t believe it. Please never mention this again.” The youngest brother’s response was to accuse Fred of hurting mom.

Fred has again been experiencing emotional distress this past year as he and his partner discuss the idea of either marrying or having a commitment ceremony. Fred is certain that he wants to do this but struggles with the question of what to tell family members and whether to even invite his mother and youngest brother.

In this context Fred complains of daily panic attacks. These generally occur when he is getting ready for work or near the end of the work day. The panic attacks started several weeks after Fred was robbed at gunpoint at a subway station. This occurred four months ago. He stated he does not think he was particularly affected by the attack but wonders because the panic attacks started soon after. Following the attack, Fred decided he is not going to use the subway anymore because it is too dangerous. Fred has been commuting by bicycle even though it is often difficult to negotiate the city streets by bike.

Fred reports that there is no mental illness that he is aware of in his immediate family. He strongly suspects that his mother’s father was an alcoholic because he remembers his grandfather smelling of alcohol during his (Fred’s) childhood and because his mother refuses to have any alcohol in her home.

2. Phil

Phil is 20. He comes in because he is “stressed” now that he is not working. Phil reports that his first job was at a restaurant, but he quit because it was “too messy.” After work he would shower for hours to get the food smells out of his hair. Even after showering he would feel greasy and dirty. He next found work at a clothing store. Phil reports that he was initially very well regarded by his boss at the clothing store at which he worked. He worked hard, always making sure displays were orderly and the clothes were perfectly folded and arranged in order by size. His boss so appreciated the attention that he took with the displays that she made him the assistant manager and put him in charge of the other employees. She was relieved that she had a second in command so that she could leave the store under his supervision.

However, the boss soon became frustrated with Phil. He did little to help manage the employees or problem-solve difficulties. He did not seem able to field customer complaints. He did a poor job on some of the managerial tasks assigned to him. But he did continue to neatly fold the clothes and arrange them by size, even after the boss told him he should delegate this to another employee so he could focus on his role. After several warnings about this, Phil was eventually terminated.

Phil reported he had been married for a year but his wife left him because she found him controlling. He is not sure what this means but notes that they often argued because he got frustrated that she did not put things away where they belonged. She would especially get upset because he would try to clean up the kitchen when she was cooking, so “things wouldn’t get too messy.”

3. Stacey

Stacey is 35 years old and lives alone.  Stacey was married when she was 20 and was married for 4 years. The couple did not have any children. Stacey’s mother describes that Stacey was shy when she was little and tended to play alone with her dolls and stuffed animals. She had a brother who was ten years older than her. The family lived in the country and had a lot of pets and other animals, such as horses and chickens. Stacey loved the animals and was good at helping to care for them. 

Stacey had a close childhood friend named Anna who she met in the first grade. The two girls would sometimes get to play at each other’s houses and sometimes would spend the night. When they were in the fourth grade, Anna’s family moved out of state. Stacey was small for her age and wore glasses. She became a target for other kids to make fun.

Following Stacey’s divorce, she became more reclusive. Stacey’s former husband, Chad, was critical of Stacey and left because in his words she “was a doormat with no personality.” She currently maintains a job as a cashier at a local grocery store. She has worked there for seven years and her employers are happy with her performance. She is highly accurate and efficient at her job. When she is off of work, she tends to stay home alone with her pets.

Four years ago Stacey enrolled in college thinking she might like to become a nurse. Several of her classes required her to give presentations in front of the class, and Stacey described that she was “paralyzed with fear” in thinking about public speaking. She was afraid she would not be able to get through her speech and that her classmates and teachers would make fun of her. She dropped those classes, and therefore was unable to move forward in her education.

Stacey says that she is content with her job and with living alone with her pets. She has three dogs, two cats, and several birds. All of the pets came to her through a pet rescue agency.  She states that pets are accepting and loving and don’t criticize. 

The diagnosis, discussing each criterion the client fits and does not fit for that diagnosis from the DSM-5 (which you should cite).

Select one of the clients and in a separate, final section of the paper, complete the following:

Analyze two recommended treatments for the client and explain why they would be recommended (one or both of these treatments should come from a current peer-reviewed journal article).

Support your analysis with a peer-reviewed journal article about the diagnosis you chose for this client.

How well does the article’s discussion of the diagnosis compare to the behaviors the client displays?

As a professional in the field of psychology, how would you use the information from the article to inform your professional behavior?

Additional Requirements

Title page: Include your name, course, date, and faculty.

References: DSM-5 and two or more peer-reviewed journal articles.

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.

Length of paper: 4 typed, double-spaced pages.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:

Competency 2: Analyze research findings from within the field of abnormal psychology.

Apply research findings from the professional literature to support the analysis of treatment.

Competency 3: Apply the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to psychological disorders.

Identify the appropriate diagnosis from the DSM for each client.

Assess how each client evidences the criteria of the given diagnosis.

Competency 4: Apply psychological theory and research in abnormal psychology to inform professional behavior.

Assess how research findings inform professional behavior.

Competency 5: Analyze treatment of psychological disorders.

Analyze two treatments for one of the psychological disorders.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.

Use well-developed written communication by writing in a manner that is generally concise, logically organized, and utilizes correct punctuation, spelling, grammar, and mechanics.

Apply scholarly writing skills and use proper APA formatting and style in all papers and reference lists.[supanova_question]

Critical Thinking Research Paper

Writing Assignment Help o    It should include a title page, abstract page, analysis, and reference page(s).•    Your research paper analysis should be in at least 1000 words.o    The title page, abstract page, and reference page(s) don’t count toward the length requirement.•    Your analysis of the topic should be comprehensive and supported by extensive research.o    Your analysis should include also related legislation and legislative process, court decisions, and other political and legal implications.o    Your analysis should be supported by at least ten (10) sources of information. The textbook should not be used as a source of information. •    Avoid copy-and-paste and unnecessary quotations.•    You should use quotations only when the same idea cannot be stated differently or when doing so would diminish its academic value. •    Use paraphrasing instead of quoting.•    Provide in-text citations in the APA writing format when quoting and paraphrasing ideas of other authors.Compare and contrast the roles of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches with regard to one of the following current issues: 1) Immigration; OR Abortion; OR Same-sex Marriage; OR Gun Control; OR Climate Change; OR 3) Digital Privacy. Be very specific in your analysis to include actions taken by each branch of government, the principles of separation of powers, and of the check-and-balance system. [supanova_question]

Critical Thinking Research Paper

o    It should include a title page, abstract page, analysis, and reference page(s).•    Your research paper analysis should be in at least 1000 words.o    The title page, abstract page, and reference page(s) don’t count toward the length requirement.•    Your analysis of the topic should be comprehensive and supported by extensive research.o    Your analysis should include also related legislation and legislative process, court decisions, and other political and legal implications.o    Your analysis should be supported by at least ten (10) sources of information. The textbook should not be used as a source of information. •    Avoid copy-and-paste and unnecessary quotations.•    You should use quotations only when the same idea cannot be stated differently or when doing so would diminish its academic value. •    Use paraphrasing instead of quoting.•    Provide in-text citations in the APA writing format when quoting and paraphrasing ideas of other authors.Compare and contrast the roles of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches with regard to one of the following current issues: 1) Immigration; OR Abortion; OR Same-sex Marriage; OR Gun Control; OR Climate Change; OR 3) Digital Privacy. Be very specific in your analysis to include actions taken by each branch of government, the principles of separation of powers, and of the check-and-balance system.[supanova_question]

ASSESSMENT TASK 1: Strategic Analysis STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: COURSE NAME: STRATEGIC

ASSESSMENT TASK 1:
Strategic Analysis

STUDENT NAME:

STUDENT NUMBER:

COURSE NAME: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

COURSE NUMBER: BUSM 3200

LESSON TIME:

LECTURER:

Executive Summary

Plant-based meat alternatives are available from Impossible Foods Inc. The team hopes to pique the curiosity of those who want Meat’s flavour and dietary value minus the alleged adverse wellness and environmental consequences connected with cattle products. Patrick Brown, the founder of Impossible Foods Inc., had the innovative concept of abolishing excessive animal husbandry, which is the globe’s greatest environmental concern, in 2011. The Impossible Burger, made entirely of plants, was introduced in 2016 as the firm’s first meat alternative product. Although there are various burger alternatives, none provide a plant-based protein that smells and tastes like real beef. The main marketing aspect is the idea of creating a new protein-rich burger. Furthermore, the market group has discovered that there is a need for beef replacements in today’s ecologically concerned globe.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary 2

1.0 Introduction: 4

2.0 Macro-Environmental Analysis (PESTLE) 4

2.1 Political 4

2.1.2 Climate Agreement: 4

2.1.3 Public Health Policies: 4

2.2 Economic 4

2.2.3 Unemployment: 4

2.2.4 Agricultural importance: 5

2.3 Social 5

2.3.1 Popularization of veganism: 5

2.3.2 Animal welfare: 5

2.4 Legal 5

2.5 Environmental 5

2.5.1 Freshwater resources: 5

2.5.2 Greenwashing: 5

3.0 Porter’s Forces 6

3.1 Threat of Entry 6

3.2 Threat of Substitute 6

3.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers 6

3.4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 7

3.5 The intensity of competitive rivalry 7

4.0 Key Success Factor 7

5.0 Conclusion 8

6.0 References: 8

1.0 Introduction:

Impossible Foods is a firm that creates plant-based meat alternatives where they provide clients with the flavour and nutrient content of beef while avoiding the adverse health and environmental consequences connected with animal products. They face high competition from various companies such as Beyond Meat and Next Level Burger. Plant-based Meat is divided into three categories include complete vegan, occasional non-vegetarians and non-vegetarians ready to quit Meat. Due to the growing desire for meat products in various cuisines throughout the globe, meat intake has risen dramatically in recent decades. As a result, issues such as climate change, animal welfare, and health concerns have developed, necessitating the use of plant-based processed Meat. Patrick Brow, the founder of Impossible Foods Company has successfully produced and marketed plant-based animal products in 2011.

2.0 Macro-Environmental Analysis (PESTLE)

2.1 Political

2.1.2 Climate Agreement:

Due to the reducing greenhouse gas pollution and keeping climate change, high-contributing industries such as agriculture will face more significant pressure to meet these requirements and adopt more sustainable methods (Fletcher et al. 2018). In addition, Impossible Foods will be subjected to more significant pressure to meet these standards by employing environmentally sustainable methods.

2.1.3 Public Health Policies:

Organizations in the food processing industry are being pressured to adhere to higher health regulations and greater transparency. These requirements can also challenge the existence of the Impossible Food Company since it should strictly follow the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Health.

2.2 Economic

As Australia relies on agriculture, the economic climate is adverse for Impossible Foods because the residents of Australia depend on agricultural products thus becoming difficult for the company to sell its products in Australia.

2.2.3 Unemployment:

The present unemployment percentage in Australia is high, which will have an impact on consumer food purchasing decisions (Gerber et al., 2013). This means that residents have low income will minimize their expenditure by not buying products with high prices, including products and services offered by the Impossible Food.

2.2.4 Agricultural importance:

According to the United Nations (2006), the cattle industry employs 1.3 billion individuals worldwide. Globalization encourages more cattle commerce, which Australia is enormously dependent on since globalization allows the trade of cattle, thus making the company market its products and services worldwide, hence making reasonable profits.

2.3 Social

The existing social climate in Australia would be favourable to Impossible Foods, although gender conventions may provide a barrier.

2.3.1 Popularization of veganism:

In 2007, 74.3% of veganism coverage in the UK media was unfavourable. During 2013, the mainstream media’s coverage of the movement had evolved to a more favourable tone. Celebrities promoting the vegetarian diet and demonstrating its ethical nature have infiltrated the public consciousness through the news.

2.3.2 Animal welfare:

The abuse of animals in the food business has become more widely separated due to media coverage. Pictures of animal murder, overcrowding, hunger, and a variety of other inhumane acts are garnering public attention. Meat consumption is becoming more connected with remorse, and people are prepared to boycott firms that perpetuate animal cruelty (Popper, 2019).

2.4 Legal

Impossible Foods should follow existing Australia rules and be informed of any future legislative changes.

2.5 Environmental

The agriculture industry is devouring natural resources at an unsustainable rate. Impossible Foods will benefit from social and legal patterns that favour ecologically friendly products.

2.5.1 Freshwater resources:

Agriculture is responsible for 93% of world water pollution. Beef production necessitates water to clean carcasses, which consume 6-15L per kilogram. Furthermore, livestock excrement pollutes waterways because of agricultural activities.

2.5.2 Greenwashing:

Greenwashing is a type of targeted disclosure in which companies exaggerate and inflate positive environmental advantages of a product, either intentionally or unintentionally, to deceive consumers (Marquis et al., 2016). Impossible Food Company should consider environmental advantages to receive more customers to buy their products.

3.0 Porter’s Forces

3.1 Threat of Entry

The danger of new rivals joining an industry is the starting point for Porter’s model. Some, like Tyson Foods, which has historically concentrated on livestock protein, already began designing and manufacturing their unique kinds of “meatless” burgers prior to Impossible Foods launched its operations. Impossible Foods would embrace Beyond Meat into the meat alternative market, as per Garcia (2019) since Impossible Foods has one competitor: livestock protein. Top brand names like Tyson, and Abbot’s provide similar plant-based equivalents but do not fully stick out in the industry. Because Impossible Foods distinguishes itself by only selling plant-based goods, the risk of new entrants is moderate, although on the decline.

3.2 Threat of Substitute

The intimidation of replacement commodities is Porter’s third systemic danger. Alternative goods are made by firms in various industries, as per Parnell (2014); they meet client needs but are somewhat different in certain aspects. Impossible Foods might confront burgers made from milk products, fungi products, and fruit-based “meat,” lentils, and other replacement goods in the future. Impossible Foods caters to a diverse demographic of vegetarianism, veganism, and those who desire best-sourced burgers, regardless of not they involve Meat. Genuine cattle burgers and their makers are their true rivals and replacement. As per Soller (2016), the firm polled about 600 genuine burger aficionados concerning their normal eating habits and questioned whether they might select a non-beef model to a normal beef one when the two smelt the equal and were priced the uniform. A staggering 70% of respondents stated they might eat non-beef. Even said, Impossible Foods has the right marketing to separate itself apart from genuine livestock protein, offering safer and better-supplied alternatives for the industry to explore.

3.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers

In terms of buyer negotiating power, Impossible Foods formed the right option to retain their goods from grocery shops because there are always plenty of “meatless” burgers created and marketed in convenient shops. However, the firm decided to join the restaurant industry. They have differentiated themselves from their competitors by entering the restaurant sector through high-end restaurants and providing themselves with an edge in buying power. They have also been able to create their burgers and other innovations for a market that needs the required product at a restricted dealer contract, thanks to the establishment of a well-known clientele. If Impossible Foods decides to join the supermarket business, it will have a clientele to match its output. Impossible Foods no longer faces competition; they are the rival to beat in this industry, with supplier and buyer negotiating abilities substantially benefiting from their positions.

3.4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers

When it comes to Impossible Foods’ supplier negotiating power, several might argue the firm is performing great. They have recently made waves for its new relationship with the OSI Company, a large meat producer well recognized for supplying McDonald’s. All Impossible Foods and OSI would engage in OSI operations to create a plant-based burger patty, and several plants in the Chicago region would begin providing Burger King and other clients (Lee, 2019).

3.5 The intensity of competitive rivalry

The degree of rivalry among companies is another danger in Porter’s force model. The amount of danger in plant-based commerce is modest, yet it is strongly linked to the market’s competitive competition. As mentioned, this sector presents a competitive environment into which new firms have not ventured, while renowned animal protein manufacturers create new brands of plant-based goods while attempting to retain their current clientele. Tyson Foods is an excellent illustration of this. Tyson has developed Raised and Rooted, a plant-based alternative to animal protein, as per New Food Economy (Fassler, 2019).

4.0 Key Success Factor

Identifying a company’s key success factors entails assessing and screening elements that contribute to a successful firm to focus on the critical indicators that are the most essential to the company’s success. The firm management must pursue the critical elements to meet its short-term and long-term objectives on time. Impossible Foods’ key capabilities are creating a satisfactory replacement beef product with a lower environmental effect and distributing beef patties straight to restaurants and quick chain marketplaces to manage the burger’s quality and experience (Smith, 2019).

Consumers have always been wary of meat substitutes utilizing soy and soybean proteins due to their lack of similarity to real beef. On the other hand, The Impossible Burger is closer to meat in flavour and texture because of the use of heme; the burger bleeds, tastes, and smells like genuine beef. This formula is rigid for rivals to duplicate, and the beef business struggles to be as ecologically conscious, so it is a distinctive selling offer. Furthermore, customers are increasingly prepared to spend more on ecologically friendly items (Kriebitzsch, 2018).

Impossible Foods can maintain control over the end product’s satisfaction and experience by marketing directly to restaurants. They partner with eateries that will benefit their brand identity the best. Furthermore, fast-food businesses have less competition, giving them a distinct competitive advantage.

5.0 Conclusion

In summary, Impossible Foods has established very high standards and built a great industry position by offering its products in both ready meals and high-end restaurants. With the prospect of additional future innovations outside burgers, the firm may forecast financial growth and diversification as more is produced. Their future expansion into the supermarket business will cater to a new generation of consumers who seek out items that are dependably sourced and manufactured. With so many elements working in their favour, Impossible Foods would proceed to reign and show their success even farther than they have previously.

Total Word Count: 1490 words

6.0 References:

Fassler, J., 2019, After backing out of Beyond Meat, Tyson Foods announces a new plant-based brand of its own, The Counter, viewed 14 August 2021 .

Fletcher, T., 2018, B.C. vegetarian-food firm fined $285K over vegetable oil leak | CBC News., CBC, viewed 15 August 2021

Fox-Skelly, J., 2015, Greener burgers. Chemistry & industry, 79(12), 32-35. doi:

Garcia, T., 2019, Beyond Meat at risk as competitors like Impossible Burger take root, MarketWatch, viewed 15 August 2021

Gerber, P. J., Steinfeld, H., Henderson, B., Mottet, A., Opio, C., Dijkman, J., Falcucci, A. & Tempio, G. (2013). Tackling climate change through livestock: A global assessment of emissions and mitigation opportunities, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), viewed 14 August 2021

Kriebitzsch, C., 2018, Key success factors to build a successful food company, Medium, viewed 16 August 2021

Lee, J.,2019, Impossible Foods signs major meat supplier to make its plant-based burgers. U.S., Reuters, viewed 14 August 2021,

Marquis, C., Toffel, M. W., & Zhou, Y., 2016, Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing, Organization Science, 27(1), 483-504. doi: https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2015.1039

Parnell, J. A., 2014, Strategic management: A theory and practice., New York, NY: Sage Publishing.

Popper, N., 2019, Behold the beefless “Impossible Whopper”, The New York Times, viewed 16 August 2021

Smith, R., 2019, Explaining The VRIO Framework (With A Real-Life Example), Clear Point Strategy, viewed 14 August 2021 .

Soller, K., 2016, The Impossible Burger is Ready for Its (Meatless) Close-Up, The Wall Street Journal, viewed 14 August 2021 .[supanova_question]