What do you want to achieve in your professional life? What have you already done to get there and how do you think the Merage School can help you achieve your goals?

Personal Statement

What do you want to achieve in your professional life? What have you already done to get there and how do you think the Merage School can help you achieve your goals?

Explain and describe the value of descriptive statistics. Offer at least two examples and provide your source for these examples. How might you use descriptive statistics in your present or future position?

Descriptive statistics

Explain and describe the value of descriptive statistics. Offer at least two examples and provide your source for these examples. How might you use descriptive statistics in your present or future position?

Using the information from the website, provide a brief explanation for each dimension. Go to Country Insights and select two countries plus the United States and complete the table below.

CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

Assignment Overview
Global Customs and Protocol

Technology has made the world seem small and doing business throughout the world is commonplace. Cultural sensitivities are paramount for managers who will engage in international business. This week’s discussion focused on CQ & Culture; here we will apply the concept to multicultural and international workplaces. There are many government, private, and public websites and databases that provide rich information on countries. This is your opportunity to use a company and government resource for research.

Session Long Project 2 Resources

Don’t let culture eat your strategy for breakfast (2020)
What Is Culture, Anyhow? Values, Customs, and Language (2020)
What Are the Key Methods Used to Describe Cultures? (2020)
Importance of International Management (2019)
Cross-Cultural Assignments (2019)

SLP Assignment
Using the information from the website, provide a brief explanation for each dimension (Power Distance, Individualism, Masculinity, Uncertainty Avoidance, Long Term Orientation, and Indulgence). (1/2 page)

Go to Country Insights and select two countries plus the United States and complete the table below. Think about the countries you select and consider the makeup of your local workforce when deciding because you will use the data in a real-world application.

NOTE: the countries analyzed here will not be used in other course assignments.

Country Comparison Value: the U.S. compared to Country 1 and Country 2

 

  • United States
  • Country 1
  • Country 2
  • Power Distance
  • Individualism
  • Masculinity
  • Uncertainty Avoidance
  • Long Term Orientation
  • Indulgence

Source: Hofstede Insights

Explain each country’s score for that dimension. Be sure to cite the website but do not use the exact words or quotations. To apply what you have learned, address cultural differences and similarities between employees from the three countries. (1 page)

Using the Defense Language and National Security Education Office‘s cultureready and/or other resources, research your two countries. Provide information that will assist an American company better understand each country from a cultural perspective. (1-½ pages)

Write about one thing you can do today, tomorrow, next week, the week after that, and so on, that you were planning to save for retirement. What can you start doing today, that you don’t have to spend your whole life waiting for? What part of retirement can start now?

Comparing Retirements Project

BA/DSGN 411

General Instructions

For this assignment you’ll read several articles and use these as a source of information (as well as other matter you might already know) to create two plans for retirement. Type your responses into the boxes below and upload this document to Canvas when you’re done.

 

Part I: Information Gathering

Read through the six short articles linked:

 

After reading through these pieces and considering your own responses to them, write 200-300 words in the box below about what stood out to you from these articles.

Each article covers a different aspect of retirement and will help inform your own retirement comparisons.

You don’t need to address every major point in these articles! Instead draw out the ones that will influence you as you consider retirement.

Identify which points and values will guide your decision-making and experience surrounding retirement.

 

Article Highlights and Response:

 

 

Part II: Retirement Options

Next, based on these principles and your own goals/interests, create two different potential retirement plans for yourself in the boxes below. In one column, write about your first retirement option, and then in the second column cover the second option. In each one, you should address:

  • when you will retire
  • what kind of work you were doing before retirement
  • what kind of work you will be doing after retirement
  • what kind of goals you accomplish in retirement
  • what sort of activities you will continue to do
  • what kind of friendships and social life you’ll maintain
  • what family connections you will foster
  • what sort of lifestyle you will maintain
  • what things you will buy
  • where you will invest
  • what kind of legacy you will leave

Feel free to add anything else you find relevant.

 

Retirement Option 1:

 

Retirement Option 2:

 

 

After writing up the two retirement options, write one last paragraph comparing and contrasting them. Where do you stand now? Which retirement appeals to you most? Which one is most attainable? Which one are you going to work toward?

Compare/Contrast:

 

Part III: Retire Today

No matter when you plan to retire, or what retirement looks like to you, you are likely putting something off until much later on in life. Write about one thing you can do today, tomorrow, next week, the week after that, and so on, that you were planning to save for retirement. What can you start doing today, that you don’t have to spend your whole life waiting for? What part of retirement can start now?

 

 

Explain the organizations, people, technologies, activities, processes, information, and resources involved in moving your product or service from a supplier to your customer at a local, national or global level.

The Wild, Wonderful World of Supply Chains

A “supply chain” is the system of organizations, people, technologies, activities, processes, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer.

1A – For your post, explain the organizations, people, technologies, activities, processes, information, and resources involved in moving your product or service from a supplier to your customer at a local, national or global level.

Identify three job requirements that could apply to your chosen scenario. Determine two ways these requirements could impact staffing at your organization. Next, suggest one strategy that you could utilize to ensure that all applicants meet the identified job requirements for your organization.

Business Expansion and Sustainability

You are a former certified education administrator who departed your former position to become the owner of a small, in-home day care consisting of you and a part-time assistant where you care for children from ages 3–10. Over the course of time, your demographic population has increased due to significant business growth that has resulted in many families relocating to your area. With more businesses projected to move to the area and the building of new housing developments, it is projected that this growth could be long term.

You have decided that this is a good opportunity to expand your day care business as you have received many inquiries for childcare. In order to comply with your home state regulations, you will require a larger facility and will need to hire additional staff in order to sustain the larger demand for day care. This staff will consist of five Certified Day Care Professionals, one Registered Nurse Professional, five After-School Assistants, and one Office Support Paraprofessional. You have secured approval for a bank loan and qualify for future loans for future expansion if your current endeavor is successful. Meanwhile, the state in which you operate has requested that you provide a staffing plan before it will issue licensure for your expanded capacity.

Using the scenario from the Staffing Plan for a Growing Business Assignment, write a page paper in which you:

Identify three job requirements (e.g., needed certifications, previous work experience, external influences, etc.) that could apply to your chosen scenario. Determine two ways these requirements could impact staffing at your organization. Next, suggest one strategy that you could utilize to ensure that all applicants meet the identified job requirements for your organization. Justify your response.

Outline a long-term recruitment plan that contains at least four components, is aligned with your company’s recruitment strategy, but also addresses possible job skill or credential shortages. Note: Consider concepts such as succession planning and hiring retirees.

Describe three branding strategies that you would employ to attract qualified applicants to your organization. Next, suggest three communication methods that you would utilize to reach out to applicants. Predict the outcome of integrating your branding strategies and communication methods at your organization. Provide a rationale for your response.
Determine two selection processes for recruiting new employees that could apply to your chosen scenario and then identify five selection criteria that you could use when hiring new employees. Next, analyze the effect of the five identified selection criteria on long-term employee retention and preservation of organizational knowledge. Justify your response.

Suggest two assessment methods that you could employ to select new employees for your organization and then analyze the validity and reliability of each method in regards to the job your organization is offering. Next, identify four job predictors that you believe can assess candidates’ knowledge, skills, abilities, and other skills and experiences (KSAOs). Provide support for your rationale.

Go to Strayer Library to locate at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

How will you save for your future? What types of investment products could help you reach your goals? How will you/do you research investment opportunities? In the future, how will you manage your credit? How will you determine when/how to borrow?

Personal finance project

Part 1:

Create an annual pro forma postgraduation budget in Excel. Estimate income that you will earn from your job after graduation, taxes, and 5-10 expenses that you will incur (e.g., rent, student loan payments, cell phone, car payment, insurance, food, utilities).

Evaluate your budget, covering the topics below in a Word document (250-500 words).

Am I living within my means? Does my income cover my expenses? Do I have enough income to pay my bills?
Am I financially independent from my family?
Do I have an emergency fund?
Am I saving enough for retirement in my budgets/planning?
Do I have enough to start giving financially to others?

Part 2:

Following your written budget evaluation, include with your Word document a reflection of 200-300 words responding to the following questions:

How will you save for your future? What types of investment products could help you reach your goals? How will you/do you research investment opportunities?
In the future, how will you manage your credit? How will you determine when/how to borrow?
Submit your budget in Excel along with the evaluation of your budget and reflection of it in Word.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Complete MBA-level research and study the design, construction, and ultimate demise of the Vasa. Identify each group of “customers” in the Vasa project, what their competing needs were, and how you identified those needs.

Minor Project 2 – Sinking of the Vasa

Whose fault is it then? – Swedish High Court

a. Content: On a balmy Sunday morning in August 1628, almost the entire populace of Stockholm, Sweden turned out for the festivities surrounding the launch of the Vasa, the most powerful and ornamented vessel ever commissioned by his Excellency King Gustavus II Adolphus for the Royal Navy. No expense had been spared in the construction of this sophisticated modern warship, which cost more than 5% of the Swedish GNP to build. The finest shipbuilders and artisans had spent months constructing a vessel designed to strike fear in the heart of Sweden’s enemies. While still in the harbor, the crew set the sails of the Vasa. She immediately keeled over, with seawater pouring through the gun ports and over the decks. The Vasa sank to the bottom of Stockholm harbor, carrying fifty sailors to their grave.

Complete MBA-level research and study the design, construction, and ultimate demise of the Vasa. Identify each group of “customers” in the Vasa project, what their competing needs were, and how you identified those needs. Thoroughly spell out the lessons regarding the management of technology innovation that might be gained from the Vasa, and how those lessons should be applied to modern-day corporations.

b. Format: Your audience for this paper is practicing managers in your industry. The paper should use the style (e.g., APA) appropriate for a relevant, popular press publication and be approximately 2,000 words in length. Support your paper with references from assigned readings and independent research from the Regent Library databases.

Describe how leadership during a pandemic effect cable technicians as being essential workers and how leaders seek to improve performance during this time.

Leadership in Difficult Situations

Describe how leadership during a pandemic effect cable technicians as being essential workers and how leaders seek to improve performance during this time.

1. Introduction

2. Analyze the difficult situation for a leader with communicating out essential needs as it correlates with safety, production, and keeping the network reliable for customers

3. Develop a plan for positive change that will increase and drive the organization using the five practices of exemplary leadership. The five examples are model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, and enable others to act.

4. Conclusion

Write a paper describing your understanding of ethical leadership as supported by the literature. Rooted in research to support your argument, evaluate the concept of ethical leadership, and then explain the characteristics and practices of ethical leaders. Determine whether ethical leaders are born or developed, including examples to support your findings.

OLB-7005 Week 1

One must explore their current understanding of ethical leadership practices before improvements can be made. How do you currently implement ethical practices in your personal and professional life?

For this assignment, write a paper describing your understanding of ethical leadership as supported by the literature. Rooted in research to support your argument, evaluate the concept of ethical leadership, and then explain the characteristics and practices of ethical leaders. Determine whether ethical leaders are born or developed, including examples to support your findings. The goal of this assignment is to start solidifying your idea of ethical leadership.