How can Blockchain increase human resource management efficiencies? What are the stages of Blockchain maturity and explain which stages have the most potential for human resource management application?

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Blockchain

  1. How can Blockchain increase human resource management efficiencies?
  2. What are the stages of Blockchain maturity and explain which stages have the most potential for human resource management application?
  3. How and why is Blockchain a disruptive technology in human resource management?

Use the following headings to organize your paper: Introduction, Question 1, Question 2, Question 3, Conclusion, References

Writing Requirements for All Assignments:

  • References MUST be cited within your paper in APA format. Your reference page and in-text citations must match 100%. Papers without in-text citations will earn failing grades.
  • Always include a cover page and reference page with all submissions
  • Your paper must have headings in it. For discussion posts Introduction, Prompt/Question, and Conclusion will suffice as headings.
  • Provide the EXACT web link for all online sources – do not provide just the home page, but the EXACT LINK – I check all sources
  • No abbreviations, no contractions – write formally
  • Write in the third person formal voice (no first or second person pronouns)
  • Write MORE than the minimum requirement of the word count assigned
  • As always, the word count is ONLY for the BODY of the paper – the cover page, reference page, and / or Appendix (if included) do not count towards the word count for the paper
  • Indent the first line of each new paragraph five spaces
  • Use double-spacing / zero point line spacing, a running header, page numbers, and left justify the margins.

Readings that are required to be cited:

From the Text

  1. Chapter 2 Blockchain for Business

From the Harvard Course Pack Link: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/746385

  1. Anelis, J. & da Silva, E. R. (2019). Blockchain adoption: A value driver perspective. Business Horizons, 62, 307-314.

 

In the following scenarios, suggest the appropriate conflict resolution style(s). Explain your rationale for the choice and the anticipated outcome.

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Conflict resolution

In personal and workplace settings, conflicts inevitably occur. It is important that conflicts are resolved as soon as they are recognized. Conflict resolution styles, such as avoidance, competition, accommodation, compromise, and collaboration are used to address conflict situations. In the following scenarios, suggest the appropriate conflict resolution style(s). Explain your rationale for the choice and the anticipated outcome.

1. Laura has planned to take a day off this week. Her supervisor Tara noticed that work demands will be high on the day of her request. She wants Laura to reschedule her day off with the promise to allow her flex time and leave as soon as the job is accomplished.

2. Two talented but aggressive teammates want to show off their skills during a project meeting. One wants to take credit for the work he has done and the other tries to advance his ideas front and center. The team leader wants these two to work together well.

3. A company picnic is being planned. Two subgroups are tasked to come up with a fun and enjoyable program for the employees and their families. One group has its own set of group activities while the other group leans more toward individual participation. At a recent communication meeting, the two groups have expressed their desire to work together.

4. Responding to the rumor mill, Mary confronted Alyssa at a coffee break for spreading lies about her love life. Mary was relentless and fuming mad about the situation. Entering the cafeteria, coworker Latisha witnessed the entire argument.

5. Mario who works as a front-line employee in a packing company is one of the most reliable in the group. One day, he received a phone call from his wife informing him that the babysitter for their two sons fell sick. He would have to come home because the wife must leave for work within the next hour. The line is short-staffed and supervisor Mark wants Mario to complete his duties.

The Portfolio Activity entry should be a minimum of 400 words and not more than 750 words. Use APA citations and references if you use ideas from the readings or other sources.

Write an essay on how value-chain analysis can help identify a company’s strengths and weaknesses.

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Value-chain analysis

Write an essay on how value-chain analysis can help identify a company’s strengths and weaknesses.

Explain the concepts of employee engagement and well-being. How are these concepts researched in the two articles you found? How does employee engagement or wellbeing relate to the health and wellness of employees?

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Employee Engagement & Wellbeing

The concept of employee engagement and well-being was introduced in the 1990s but has seen a significant increase in interest as of late. Some of this has come from research supporting the significant impact engagement and well-being can have on a variety of outcomes, ranging from productivity to safety issues to absenteeism. Find at least two recent (since 2010) peer-reviewed, scholarly research articles on employee engagement or well-being, especially in how either topic relates to the health and wellness of an employee. You may use the required readings as a starting point but the required articles should be in addition to the readings list. In your post, please do the following:

Explain the concepts of employee engagement and well-being.

How are these concepts researched in the two articles you found?

How does employee engagement or wellbeing relate to the health and wellness of employees?

What increases or decreases employee engagement or well-being in the workplace?

Why is this research area important or considered a “hot topic” in IO psychology?

Explore the foundations and history of qualitative research methods. Consider the unique characteristics that distinguish qualitative research from other forms of inquiry.

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The Impact of Leadership Styles in Change Management Strategy in Organizational Culture

For this Discussion, you will explore the foundations and history of qualitative research methods. You also will consider the unique characteristics that distinguish qualitative research from other forms of inquiry.

 

Engage in a reflective process to develop and articulate your thoughts on key concepts covered in this course. Share your observations of your experience learning about business ethics and ethical principles.

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Reflective Paper

Post University is proud to have its business school named the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business. Baldrige was a business and government leader known for embracing and practicing the highest ethical standards. Self-assessment is a critical component of the Baldrige Quality process. This assignment requires you to engage in a reflective process to develop and articulate your thoughts on key concepts covered in this course.

Instructions:
In a reflective essay, share your observations of your experience learning about business ethics and ethical principles using the following concepts:
o Business ethics.
o Ethical principles.
o Organizational issues.
o Personal and organizational learning.
o Other important features discussed in the course.
o Your learning experience in the course.
o Your areas of greatest or least development or understanding of these concepts.

Requirements:
• A Word document, written in first-person “I.”
•5 pages, excluding the Title and Reference page.
• APA format, including in-text citations for referenced works.
• One resource cited, the textbook by Weiss.

Write an essay discussing the advantages and disadvantages of franchising.

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Advantages and disadvantages of franchising

Write an essay discussing the advantages and disadvantages of franchising.

 

Analyze the pricing decision for the Undead Rising Kickstarter project: How much money will ABG make from each copy of the basic game? Based on past projects and performance, how much total revenue will Undead Rising make through each method of distribution?

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Awesome Bits Games: Managing a Controversial Pricing Scheme case study

Analyze the pricing decision for the Undead Rising Kickstarter project:
How much money will ABG make from each copy of the basic game? Based on past projects and performance, how much total revenue will Undead Rising make through each method of distribution? What does this say about these channels and pricing?
Why would ABG not just offer “the Swarm” as a separate add-on at a specific price instead of bundling? If it was offered this way, what should the price have been?
How much value does “the Swarm” offer to customers? Was the pricing scheme fair? Why or why not?
Examine the customer comments. What do you think that the customers are communicating?
How is this Kickstarter project different from previous ABG projects?
Consider the options available to ABG at the time of the emergency meeting (do nothing; do nothing but explain; open the USD 310 pledge level to an unlimited number; roll the price back to USD 250).
Perform appropriate financial analysis for each option. Examine the role of company, competition, and customers on this decision. Which option should ABG choose? Explain your answer.

What particular theory or theories will pertain to your work, and how will your work impact the theory? Are you setting out to advance this theory into a new area of application or are you setting out to show that the theory does not apply to your selected area of investigation?

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Final Summative Assignment

( Human Resources )

In this summative assignment you will develop a substantial draft of an article that you may wish to continue working on after the course is completed with the goal of submission to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. You will be demonstrating in-depth knowledge of the current literature in your chosen field. A selection of current topics has been developed throughout the weekly assignments in this course. The specific area you choose should reflect your interests and your passion for making a difference. The focus of the paper can be one of the following: the area of your dissertation; an area in which you want to become an expert, complementing your dissertation research; or an area in which you want to develop specific expertise for offering consulting solutions to organizational and industrial problems. Focus on a topic that has significance for global organizations and the application of IO psychology theories.

While much of the article draft in Week 6 should read like a completed work, it will not be complete in all sections — a few sections may need to be sketched. In those instances, a plan for completion of those sections and appropriate rationale should be provided.

You must select from two types of articles, A or B, for this assignment:

Critical review of and contribution to the literature on a current and global issue. This normally will include a focus on critique or expansion or new application of theory.

Contribution to gathering and understanding of data on a current and global issue. A great deal of your review of the literature will be completed in this course. You will select a research design and methodology during this course, but you will not be able to complete any gathering of primary data during this course, nor will you be able to apply statistical analysis to any data. Our six-week time frame does not make this possible.

Both options focus on a current issue or trend in IO psychology that is important to you. You may be contributing a critique of theory, a proposal of theory, a critical analysis of data gathered by others, a proposal to better explain data that has been gathered, or a proposal with gaps in the data on an important or interesting issue. There are other possibilities as well.

Article Content

Research the journals that are suitable for the topic and approach you will take in developing your article draft. Each journal has its own style, format, and topical interests. Some journals have specific length restrictions. Some only consider articles with a certain type of methodology. Many journals have this information in their issues. Know your audience when attempting to publish. Keep this in mind when writing your article.

Focus your article as either (A) a critical analysis of one or more current articles in the literature, or as (B) proposed research for a specific issue in the current literature. You do not have to do the primary research during this course. You do need to discuss in detail the sort of research you will perform — either quantitative or qualitative — and the sort of research method you will structure. Regardless of which option you choose, you will need to develop an excellent analysis of current literature in your topic.

What particular theory or theories will pertain to your work, and how will your work impact the theory? Are you setting out to advance this theory into a new area of application or are you setting out to show that the theory does not apply to your selected area of investigation?

It is useful to look at recent dissertations on your selected topic as well as recent published research. ProQuest provides access to dissertations.
Your draft article should be 4500-5000 words, not including the cover page and references page.

You will need to have your work in approved APA format (even though your target journals may use other styles).

The reference list is very important. It should be (briefly) annotated in the paper. Your list demonstrates the depth, breadth, quality, and integrity of your research. As an expert in the field, you do not want to be open to criticisms of shoddy research. For this assignment you should collect at least 12, but preferably 15 or more justifiably relevant references.

While more difficult, developing a model or tool to assess a wide range of literature or a whole type of interventions, can be particularly satisfying, and can impress journal editors in your field. You do not have to develop a model here, but you might want to discuss an idea for one as part of your draft.

Writing style must be impeccable when the goal is publishing. While this is a draft, your writing skills will influence editors either positively or negatively.
If your research methodology will require any surveys or interviews, you should draft these for this assignment, but you do not have to complete them. The course timeframe does not allow this.

If you are selecting a quantitative method, indicate which sorts of tests you might perform on the collected data. If you are selecting a qualitative method (phenomenology, grounded theory, etc.), specify which one and why.
Discuss what you have done in order to address all or some of these items: reliability, validity, accuracy, analytic integrity, and logical consistency.

Overall, your draft should be “complete” in the sense that it covers all of the areas of the proposed article, without, however, sending or administering any testing or measurement that will be involved.

In your own words, describe the function of the division you have selected and why have you applied to Bank of America? How do you think you will utilize your academic skills and experience to add value to the division you are applying to.

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Bank of American Questions and Answers: 2 questions at the bottom with word limits

Answer the questions below:

In your own words, describe the function of the division you have selected and why have you applied to Bank of America? (200 word limit).

How do you think you will utilize your academic skills and experience to add value to the division you are applying to (150 word limit).