Why do you think the situation at Blizzard grew to become this bad? What aspects of their response have been effective or ineffective?

/in /by

Case Study

Read the three articles about the Activision Blizzard scandal, linked under “modules” in “material for Blizzard case.” Then, answer the three assignment questions below.

1) Why do you think the situation at Blizzard grew to become this bad?

2) Review Activision Blizzard’s response to-date (see PC Gamer timeline). What aspects of their response have been effective or ineffective?

3) Review CEO Bobby Kotick’s letter. Assuming this proposed response is carried out, what are its strengths and weaknesses?
Your written work will also be evaluated based on these criteria:

1. Development – Your answers should fully address the assignment questions. Be detailed and specific without padding your paper with wordiness (e.g. statements & content that add limited value).

2. Clarity – Your writing should contain as few errors as possible and should be clearly structured. Write as if you are addressing your manager or an important client.

3. Directness – Your writing should be organized around responding to the assignment questions listed for each paper and you should fully follow assignment instructions.

Does the employment at will with exception standard provide sufficient protection for employees? Would it be better if all employers were required to meet a just cause/due process standard for termination? Why or why not?

/in /by

A large company downsizing

1. A large company is planning to downsize.A consultant suggests the following:
It makes sense to focus on one of your unionized plants.We suggest that you reduce the 300 employees at that plant to 100. Some of the components that you produce at that plant can be made at your non-union South Carolina plant.
Since you will be terminating 200 employees, I suggest that you terminate 50 employees per week. This way, you won’t have to worry about any legal requirements for providing notice.
If you want to be safe, you can send a letter to employees the week before you begin the first wave of terminations telling them that the long-term prospects for the plant are not good.
Let the supervisors use their best judgment about who should be retained.They know best.
Consider offering an early retirement plan to generate some voluntary turnover, but don’t get people’s hopes up by announcing it before all the details are in place.
If you offer an early retirement plan, require that all employees who accept it waive their ADEA rights.
Taking early retirement is an important decision, so give employees two weeks to think over the offer:
What are the legal problems with the consultant’s advice? What would be better advice?

2. What are some feasible alternatives to downsizing? If downsizing must occur, what criteria should be used to select those individuals who be be downsized?

3. Does the employment at will with exception standard provide sufficient protection for employees? Would it be better if all employers were required to meet a just cause/due process standard for termination? Why or why not?

Discuss how biased can impact the patient, the care being offered and the health care company. Describe how this will support the procedural policies of the health care company.

/in /by

Implicit Bias for Health Care workers

Create a Power Point Presentation of an Evaluation Plan for Training that identifies Implicit Bias for Health Care workers (Nurses and Receptionists).

The Implicit Bias Training focus will be on topics like How to Speak with patients, Responding to patient’s needs, and Providing medical assistants care, etc. when talking to patients especially patients of racial and ethnic minority background.

Some key points to address are below and outside of those you can elaborate on other topics
Background in implicit biases
Methods
Help to recognize their own human biases
Articulate how implicit biases can affect their perceptions and behavior
Discuss how biased can impact the patient, the care being offered and the health care company.
Describe how this will support the procedural policies of the health care company.
Demonstrate the tactics and skills that will reduce the influence of implicit bias and be effective
Results
Conclusions

Also, within the Power Point Presentation of an Evaluation Plan for Training that identifies Implicit Bias for Health Care workers (Nurses and Receptionists) create a questionnaire with 10 questions with answering choices of 1-Very Unlikely, 2-Unlikely, 3-Neutral, 4 -Likely, 5-Very Likely, that could be taken to help Health Care Workers (Nurses and Receptionists) identify Implicit Bias and help increase awareness of their bias.

This Evaluation Plan for training must measure to what extent the training achieved its expressed goals.

Input Speaker Notes describing the topic that are displayed on each slide.

The final section should identify associated risk and a plan to mitigate identifiable risks.

/in /by

Develop a digital strategy for a business within the industry of your choice.

In a paper of 5-7 pages (page count does not include title or reference page), develop the plan. Follow the outline you prepared in Week 5. The plan must either feature a strategic plan based on Porter’s Five Forces Model or a Differentiation Strategy Plan. Take into consideration all the functions presented in each week’s lesson: Big data, artificial intelligence, ethical, cultural, political, and legal elements. The plan must be creative, innovative, and adaptable to the current digital industry forces. The final section should identify associated risk and a plan to mitigate identifiable risks.

What are the most common issues that affect a successful project budget and schedule performance, and how can the project managers deal with such scenarios?

/in /by

PM Budgets and Schedules

What are the most common issues that affect a successful project budget and schedule performance, and how can the project managers deal with such scenarios? Be specific in your answer (example, methods, techniques, etc) where possible, support your answer with referenced cases.

-Give your statement a title

-if possible, include a representative picture

-150 words

-support posts with projects -specific examples, facts, figures and referenced data

What is the management style of Jeff Bezo?. Discuss his conceptual, interpersonal, analytical, technical and/or communications skills. Is he an autocratic or democratic leader?

/in /by

Jeff Bezo’s Management and Leadership

Management and Leadership ( Read Chapter Fourteen): Due Date: 11/21, by midnight, Eastern Daylight TIme.
What is the management style of Jeff Bezo?. Discuss his conceptual, interpersonal, analytical, technical and/or communications skills. Is he an autocratic or democratic leader? Give three specific examples of his interactions with his workforce. Describe the work environmnent. Is his management style effective? Analyze articles from business publications. Use APA formatting and hyperlinks to identify your resources. This is a one page written assignment. Use size 12 font. Single space.

What are the main elements of a global supply chain organization? What are the steps involved in producing an order and shipping it to the customer in a global environment?

/in /by

Supply Chain Unit 4 – Discussion Board

Research a real-world company, such as Walmart, Starbucks, or Apple, that has expanded operations internationally. Write 200-250 words on international supply chain management using the company that you researched as your focus. Your response should answer the following questions:

What are the main elements of a global supply chain organization?
What are the steps involved in producing an order and shipping it to the customer in a global environment?
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of expanding operations internationally or sourcing goods internationally?
From manufacturing to the distribution of goods on an international scale, what are the main elements of a supply chain?

What are the steps involved in producing an order and shipping it to the customer?
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of international operations?

Describe the theoretical underpinnings of international HRM. Apply HR theories to HR practice with sensitivity to the international context, as well as multicultural and ethical concerns in international work-life.

/in /by

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:

1. Describe the theoretical underpinnings of international HRM.
2. Apply HR theories to HR practice with sensitivity to the international context, as well as multicultural and ethical concerns in international work–life.
3. Actively engage with debates of aspects of HR practice in an international context.
4. Critically analyse HRM rhetoric, implications, and opportunities in an international context.
5. Produce appropriate theoretical and practical solutions to organisational problems in the international arena.

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge:

6. Clearly explain of the importance of the competitive environment (in relation to management generally and international HRM specifically) and how changes in the external social and economic environments influence international HRM decisions.
7. Engage in debates on cultural and institutional environments and their effects (in relation to management generally and international HRM specifically) with multicultural and multilingual groups of peers.

Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge:

8. Think analytically and conduct critical analysis of practical challenges in international human resource management.
9. Apply reason and justification within discussions and interactions with peers.
10. Practise independent study skills, including critically assess credibility of (electronic) data obtained from various sources.
11. Demonstrate written communication skills.
12. Apply theory and conceptual frameworks to practical problem.

What is the legal issue in question in this case? How did the court rule on the legal issue of this case? What facts did the court find to be most important in making its decision?

/in /by

Case Study Option Wireless V. openPeak

In complete sentences respond to the following prompts:

Summarize the facts of the case;

Identify the parties and explain each party’s position;

Outline the case’s procedural history including any appeals;

What is the legal issue in question in this case?

How did the court rule on the legal issue of this case?

What facts did the court find to be most important in making its decision?

Respond to the following questions:

Are there any situations in which it might be a good idea to include additional or different terms in the “acceptance” without making the acceptance expressly conditional on assent to the additional or different terms?

Under what conditions can a contract be formed by the parties’ conduct? Why wasn’t the conduct of the parties here used as the basis for a contract?

Do you agree or disagree with the court’s decision? Provide an explanation for your reasoning either agree or disagree.

Critically analyse the effectiveness of the organisational leadership given the organisation’s strategic position.

/in /by

Strategic leadership

Investigate strategic leadership issues in an organization and critically analyze the effectiveness of the organizational leadership given the organizations strategic position.