Critically discuss why some organisations may be better than others at designing and implementing a strategic approach to talent management, and why this might be more challenging in the current context.

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Talent Managment

The following learning outcomes must be met in this section: Critically analyse HR Management theory, apply HR Management theory to practice-related issues, and reflect on your own current organisational practice.

Critically discuss why some organisations may be better than others at designing and implementing a strategic approach to talent management, and why this might be more challenging in the current context. Reflect on your own current organisational practice, illustrating your answer with appropriate theory and practice.

What is the organization? What was the problem? Why does it matter? What was the organization’s solution? How was that solution realized?

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Organization

Paper doesn’t have to written in any academic style but should have a professional tone to it.
Case Study must answer these questions:

What is the organization?
 What was the problem?
 Why does it matter?
 What was the organization’s solution?
 How was that solution realized?
 How do we know it was successful?
 How does it apply to other organizations?

 

Describe the problem that Soma Bay encountered in this case study. Why was an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system needed to solve the problem? What are some challenges that this ERP system poses? Will this ERP system help the company achieve operational excellence? Why, or why not?

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Events that are taking place in real-life businesses

For this assignment, you will review four case studies, one from Chapter 9, one from Chapter 10, one from Chapter 11, and one from Chapter 12. Then, you will evaluate the studies and respond to each of the questions below, using both critical thinking and theory as well as supporting documentation.

Laudon, Kenneth, C. and Jane P. Laudon. Management Information Systems. Available from: VitalSource Bookshelf, (16th Edition). Pearson Education (US), 2019.

In Chapter 9, read the case study ”Soma Bay Prospers with ERP in the Cloud” on pages 345–346 of the textbook. Then, address the prompts below.
Describe the problem that Soma Bay encountered in this case study.
Why was an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system needed to solve the problem?
What are some challenges that this ERP system poses?
Will this ERP system help the company achieve operational excellence? Why, or why not?

In Chapter 10, read the case study “A Nasty Ending for Nasty Gal” on pages 414–416 of the textbook. Then, answer the questions below.
Was it a good idea to use social media as a marketing and social tool for Nasty Gal? Why, or why not?
What were the management, organization, and technological issues that contributed to the failure of Nasty Gal?
If you were hired as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Nasty Gal, what would you have done differently to keep the company from filing for bankruptcy?

In Chapter 11, read the case study “Can Cars Drive Themselves–And Should They?” on pages 453–455 of the textbook. Then, address the prompts below.
Discuss some benefits and disadvantages of automated automobiles. Be sure to include a discussion of ethical and social issues presented by automated automobiles.
If you were the CEO of a major auto manufacturer, would you invest resources in the development and marketing of automated automobiles? Why, or why not?

In Chapter 12, read the case study “Anthem Benefits from More Business Intelligence” on pages 480-481 of the textbook. Then, address the prompts below.
Discuss the problem with the old human resources (HR) system at Anthem.
Describe the new People Data Central (PDC) portal adopted by Anthem. What does it do, and how does it improve data analytics capabilities at Anthem?
How will the new PDC portal help the HR department make better decisions?
When formatting your case analysis, do not use the question-and-answer format; instead, use an essay format with subheadings.

Based on your advanced organizer and further research on your company, analyze the degree of alignment between what the organization is currently doing (actions) and their mission, vision, values, structure, and culture.

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Degree of Alignment: Advanced Organizer

Describe the mission, vision, values, structure, and culture of the company. Each description should be 75-100 words.
Based on your advanced organizer and further research on your company, analyze the degree of alignment between what the organization is currently doing (actions) and their mission, vision, values, structure, and culture. Think about what your company is doing right and on-brand and where there is room for improvement. Your analysis should be 500-750 words.

Assignment SUCCESS TIP: An organization is typically centered on its mission and vision, but it may not always act as its statement says. Using the provided advanced organizer template, complete the following:

 

List the information about the company
Analyze the degree of alignment between what the organization is currently doing (actions) and their mission, vision, values, structure, and culture. An analysis requires research and evidence of critical and original thinking

What is the current state of research in this particular sub-area? What are the major themes that researchers are finding in this area and what specifically do they recommend to explore further?

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Discussion Topics

The following are the six major research priorities of the Marketing Science Institute:

1. Delivering Customer Value

2. The Evolving tech of Martech and Advertising

3. Tools for capturing information to fuel growth

4. The rise of Omnichannel promotion and distribution

5. Organizing for Marketing Agility

6. Innovation NPD and Commercialization

Review Research Priorities 2020 — 2022 https://www.msi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MSI_RP20-22.pdf.
Choose one of the subtopics (listed as 1.1., 1.2 or 2.1 2.2 etc…), and answer the following questions:

“What is the current state of research in this particular sub-area? What are the major themes that researchers are finding in this area and what specifically do they recommend to explore further?”

What are the common differences between Academic Research and Applied Research? When is it most appropriate to use Academic Research (also known as Scholarly Research)? When is it most appropriate to use Applied Research (also known as Professional Research)? What style of research interests you and why?

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Academic Research or Applied Research

Complete 4 discussion questions as well as an Annotated bibliography with a minimum of ten scholarly references.

Research can take many forms. The two primary types of research conducted are Academic Research or Applied Research. After conducting your own outside research, and considering the two different types of research, please respond to the following questions:

1. What are the common differences between Academic Research and Applied Research?
2. When is it most appropriate to use Academic Research (also known as Scholarly Research)?
3. When is it most appropriate to use Applied Research (also known as Professional Research)?
4. What style of research interests you and why?

Apply project management tools and a PM outline type of your choice to structure and plan the project by defining, planning, and controlling.

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Organizing a project

Discover the various responsibilities of a project manager by organizing a project. See Chapter 19, sections 19.9 and Cases. See Below:

The Beijing National Stadium, which was home to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is a masterpiece of design and construction. The stadium seats over 80,000 people (for the Olympic Summer Games, the seating capacity was even larger) and has a unique shape, consisting of an inner seating structure and an outer steel structure that is wrapped around. This design creates remarkable shapes and patterns, which give the stadium its nickname, the Bird’s Nest. The design for the stadium was chosen after an extensive design competition on March 25, 2003. The competition was won by a joint venture of the design firm Herzog & de Meuron with architect Stefan Marbach and artist Ai Weiwei and the China Architecture Design and Research Group under the guidance of Li Xinggang.

In April 2003, grounds were inspected and a prebid meeting was held, generating the construction budget.

By September 2003, contracts were negotiated and a project company in charge of construction was established.

Ground was broken in December 2003. However, the project took a major hit in 2004. Following the collapse of a large roof structure at one of the Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport terminals, the Beijing organizing committee decided to evaluate all similar structures under construction for the Olympics. After long deliberation, they decided that the retractable roof that was part of the initial stadium design should be cancelled. Thus, in July 2004, the design of the stadium was adapted to a design eliminating the roof and also dropping about 9,000 seats.

Budget and design were reworked by November 2004. By December 2004, the project was back in construction mode. Despite the unpleasant interruption, the organizers could at least be comforted by the fact that the revised design was substantially cheaper to build.

In May 2008, the construction of the stadium was completed, allowing for the installation of the field as well as for a completion ceremony in June 2008.

SOURCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium

http://www.academiceventplanner.com/EPOC2011/papers/chi_ruuska_levitt.pdf

 

Apply project management tools and a PM outline type of your choice to structure and plan the project by defining, planning, and controlling. The project will be a continuation of how to improve the process you chose in Weeks 1 and 2.

Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint (supported by Excel and Word as needed) presentation, with detailed speaker notes, that includes the following:

Project description
Project Management Charts (Critical Path, Gant Chart, etc.)
Improved Process Flow Chart from Week 1
Meeting cadence/rhythm and timing
Metrics to measure the project’s success
Financial and budgetary considerations
Description of the project reporting structure

Cite references to support your assignment.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

What is the effect of a stock dividend on a corporation’s stockholders’ equity accounts? Which would you rather receive as a stockholder — a cash dividend or a stock dividend? Why?

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Research and Development Division of Molina Corporation
Ethics in financial reporting is critical to the reliability of financial statements. Corporate managers are under enormous pressure to provide high earnings and dividend amounts. After reading the EC 14 Ethics Case on page

14-35 in your text, discuss the following:
• Who are the stakeholders in this situation? • Is there anything unethical about Lowery’s intentions or actions?

Explain your answer.
What is the effect of a stock dividend on a corporation’s stockholders’ equity accounts? Which would you rather receive as a stockholder — a cash dividend or a stock dividend? Why?

Who are the stakeholders in this situation? Is there anything unethical about Lowery’s intentions or actions? What is the effect of a stock dividend on a corporation’s stockholders’ equity accounts? Which would you rather receive as a stockholder—a cash dividend or a stock dividend? Why?

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EC14 Molina Corporation has paid 60 consecutive quarterly cash dividends (15 years). The last 6 months, however, have been a cash drain on the company, as profit margins have been greatly narrowed by increasing competition. With a cash balance sufficient to meet only day-to-day operating needs, the president, Rob Lowery, has decided that a stock dividend instead of a cash dividend should be declared. He tells Molina’s financial vice president, Debbie Oler, to issue a press release stating that the company is extending its consecutive dividend record with the issuance of a 5% stock dividend. “Write the press release convincing the stockholders that the stock dividend is just as good as a cash dividend,” he orders. “Just watch our stock rise when we announce the stock dividend. It must be a good thing if that happens.”

Instructions

a. Who are the stakeholders in this situation?

b. Is there anything unethical about Lowery’s intentions or actions?

c. What is the effect of a stock dividend on a corporation’s stockholders’ equity accounts? Which would you rather receive as a stockholder—a cash dividend or a stock dividend? Why?

Comprehensive Accounting Cycle Review

Using the job description and evaluation method that you created for the exercises in Weeks 2 & 3, and the feedback from peers, design a proposal for a competitive compensation package for the position.

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Compensation Package

Details for the paper are outlined in the attachment Week 3 assignment also below:

Using the job description and evaluation method that you created for the exercises in Weeks 2 & 3, and the feedback from peers, design a proposal for a competitive compensation package for the position, including the following elements:

Job description
Method of Job evaluation
Intrinsic and extrinsic benefits
Compensation package and rationale for same
How performance will be measured
Why the proposal you have created is appropriate for the market at this time.
Compensation strategy.

The proposal should be formatted in accordance with APA, 6th edition, and the guidelines of the template provided at the Writing Center (Links to an external site.). It should be between 2000 – 2500 words in length excluding title page and references. Be sure to include at least six scholarly and/or popular sources, one of which must be the course text